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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are as follows:
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 256,232 |
Reduction in goodwill resulting from a business acquisition purchase price allocation adjustment | (525 | )
Foreign currency translation | 41 |
Balance as of March 31, 2015 | $ | 255,748 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets consist of the following:
| March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 136,689 |  |  | $ | (60,896 | ) |  | $ | 136,126 |  |  | $ | (59,707 | )
Promotional, marketing and distribution rights | 149,376 |  |  | (19,500 | ) |  | 149,376 |  |  | (18,000 | )
Patents and other intangible assets | 63,138 |  |  | (41,553 | ) |  | 63,464 |  |  | (41,363 | )
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | 86,544 |  |  | — |  |  | 86,544 |  |  | — |
| $ | 435,747 |  |  | $ | (121,949 | ) |  | $ | 435,510 |  |  | $ | (119,070 | )
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense | The estimated intangible asset amortization expense for the year ending December 31, 2015, including the three month period ended March 31, 2015 and for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:
| Amortization included in expense |  | Amortization recorded as a reduction of revenue |  | Total
2015 | $ | 6,657 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 12,657 |
2016 | $ | 7,503 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,503 |
2017 | $ | 7,485 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,485 |
2018 | $ | 7,430 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,430 |
2019 | $ | 7,430 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,430 |
2020 | $ | 7,458 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,458 |

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