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Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Intangible assets
Total Gross Intangible Assets	$ 550,119	$ 550,119
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment	469,188	464,970
Total Net Intangible Assets	80,931	85,149
In-process R&D
Intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, Indefinite-lived intangible assets	13,710	13,710
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment, Indefinite-lived intangible assets	10,530	10,530
Net Amount, Indefinite-lived intangible assets	3,180	3,180
Technology
Intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, Definite-lived intangible assets	337,218	337,218
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment, Definite-lived intangible assets	293,528	290,808
Net Amount, Definite-lived intangible assets	43,690	46,410
Customer relationships
Intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, Definite-lived intangible assets	164,595	164,595
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment, Definite-lived intangible assets	137,257	136,126
Net Amount, Definite-lived intangible assets	27,338	28,469
Trademarks and tradenames
Intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, Definite-lived intangible assets	30,910	30,910
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment, Definite-lived intangible assets	24,239	23,899
Net Amount, Definite-lived intangible assets	6,671	7,011
Other Intangible Assets
Intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount, Definite-lived intangible assets	3,686	3,686
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment, Definite-lived intangible assets	3,634	3,607
Net Amount, Definite-lived intangible assets	$ 52	$ 79

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