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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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:
| 2016 |  | 2015
Balance as of January 1, | $ | 260,651 |  |  | $ | 256,232 |
Goodwill resulting from business acquisitions | 136,687 |  |  | 5,369 |
Reduction in goodwill resulting from a business acquisition purchase price allocation adjustment | — |  |  | (525 | )
Foreign currency translation | 326 |  |  | (425 | )
Balance as of December 31, | $ | 397,664 |  |  | $ | 260,651 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets consist of the following:
| December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer and distributor relationships | $ | 213,259 |  |  | $ | (75,164 | ) |  | $ | 136,871 |  |  | $ | (64,423 | )
Promotional, marketing and distribution rights | 149,376 |  |  | (30,000 | ) |  | 149,376 |  |  | (24,000 | )
Patents and other intangible assets | 67,509 |  |  | (40,335 | ) |  | 66,688 |  |  | (42,885 | )
Developed technology | 49,600 |  |  | (1,240 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | 86,544 |  |  | — |  |  | 86,544 |  |  | — |
| $ | 566,288 |  |  | $ | (146,739 | ) |  | $ | 439,479 |  |  | $ | (131,308 | )
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense | The estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets at December 31, 2016 and for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:
| Amortization included in expense |  | Amortization recorded as a reduction of revenue |  | Total
2017 | 15,539 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 21,539 |
2018 | 15,857 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 21,857 |
2019 | 15,711 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 21,711 |
2020 | 15,732 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 21,732 |
2021 | 14,356 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 20,356 |

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