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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, are as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013
Balance as of January 1, | $ | 248,428 |  |  | $ | 248,502 |
Goodwill resulting from business acquisitions | 7,773 |  |  | — |
Foreign currency translation | 31 |  |  | (74 | )
Balance as of December 31, | $ | 256,232 |  |  | $ | 248,428 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets consist of the following:
| December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 136,126 |  |  | $ | (59,707 | ) |  | $ | 135,690 |  |  | $ | (54,982 | )
Promotional, marketing & distribution rights | 149,376 |  |  | (18,000 | ) |  | 149,376 |  |  | (12,000 | )
Patents and other intangible assets | 63,464 |  |  | (41,363 | ) |  | 53,903 |  |  | (39,091 | )
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | 86,544 |  |  | — |  |  | 86,544 |  |  | — |
| $ | 435,510 |  |  | $ | (119,070 | ) |  | $ | 425,513 |  |  | $ | (106,073 | )
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense | Estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:
| Amortization included in expense |  | Amortization recorded as a reduction of revenue |  | Total
2015 | 6,615 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 12,615 |
2016 | 7,461 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,461 |
2017 | 7,447 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,447 |
2018 | 7,392 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,392 |
2019 | 7,392 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,392 |

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