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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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:
| 2015 |  | 2014
Balance as of January 1, | $ | 256,232 |  |  | $ | 248,428 |
Goodwill resulting from business acquisitions | 5,369 |  |  | 7,773 |
Reduction in goodwill resulting from a business acquisition purchase price allocation adjustment | (525 | ) |  | — |
Foreign currency translation | (425 | ) |  | 31 |
Balance as of December 31, | $ | 260,651 |  |  | $ | 256,232 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets consist of the following:
| December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 136,871 |  |  | $ | (64,423 | ) |  | $ | 136,126 |  |  | $ | (59,707 | )
Promotional, marketing & distribution rights | 149,376 |  |  | (24,000 | ) |  | 149,376 |  |  | (18,000 | )
Patents and other intangible assets | 66,688 |  |  | (42,885 | ) |  | 63,464 |  |  | (41,363 | )
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | 86,544 |  |  | — |  |  | 86,544 |  |  | — |
| $ | 439,479 |  |  | $ | (131,308 | ) |  | $ | 435,510 |  |  | $ | (119,070 | )
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense | The estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets at December 31, 2015 for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:
| Amortization included in expense |  | Amortization recorded as a reduction of revenue |  | Total
2016 | 6,882 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 12,882 |
2017 | 7,578 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,578 |
2018 | 7,525 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,525 |
2019 | 7,525 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 13,525 |
2020 | 6,906 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 12,906 |

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