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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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:
| 2017 |  | 2016
Balance as of January 1, | $ | 397,664 |  |  | $ | 260,651 |
Goodwill resulting from business acquisitions | 2,209 |  |  | 136,687 |
Foreign currency translation | 2,081 |  |  | 326 |
Balance as of December 31, | $ | 401,954 |  |  | $ | 397,664 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets consist of the following:
| December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
| Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer and distributor relationships | 29 | $ | 214,685 |  |  | $ | (86,137 | ) |  | $ | 213,259 |  |  | $ | (75,164 | )
Promotional, marketing and distribution rights | 25 | 149,376 |  |  | (36,000 | ) |  | 149,376 |  |  | (30,000 | )
Patents and other intangible assets | 14 | 69,668 |  |  | (42,127 | ) |  | 67,509 |  |  | (40,335 | )
Developed technology | 17 | 62,283 |  |  | (3,352 | ) |  | 49,600 |  |  | (1,240 | )
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames |  | 86,544 |  |  | — |  |  | 86,544 |  |  | — |
| 25 | $ | 582,556 |  |  | $ | (167,616 | ) |  | $ | 566,288 |  |  | $ | (146,739 | )
Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense | The estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets at December 31, 2017 and for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:
| Amortization included in expense |  | Amortization recorded as a reduction of revenue |  | Total
2018 | 17,117 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 23,117 |
2019 | 16,825 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 22,825 |
2020 | 16,838 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 22,838 |
2021 | 15,730 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 21,730 |
2022 | 14,413 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 20,413 |

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