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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill by Segment The following table reflects the changes in carrying amounts of goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
(In thousands) |  | Harsco Environmental Segment |  | Harsco Clean Earth Segment |  | Harsco Rail Segment |  | Consolidated Totals
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 381,893 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13,026 |  |  | $ | 394,919 |
Changes to goodwill (a) |  | 22,518 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22,518 |
Foreign currency translation |  | (12,724 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12,724 | )
Balance at December 31, 2018 |  | 391,687 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,026 |  |  | 404,713 |
Changes to goodwill (b) |  | — |  |  | 330,230 |  |  | — |  |  | 330,230 |
Foreign currency translation |  | 3,426 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,426 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 395,113 |  |  | $ | 330,230 |  |  | $ | 13,026 |  |  | $ | 738,369 |
(a) | Changes to goodwill in the Harsco Environmental Segment relate to the acquisition of Altek. See Note 3, Acquisitions and Dispositions.
(b) | The changes to goodwill related to the acquisition of Clean Earth. See Note 3, Acquisitions and Dispositions.
The Company's methodology for determining reporting unit fair value is described in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Performance of the Company's 2019 annual impairment test did not result in impairment of any of the Company's reporting units. Intangible Assets Intangible assets totaled $299.1 million, net of accumulated amortization of $113.6 million at December 31, 2019 and $69.2 million, net of accumulated amortization of $101.4 million at December 31, 2018. The following table reflects these intangible assets by major category:
|  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
(In thousands) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Customer related |  | $ | 143,996 |  |  | $ | 99,327 |  |  | $ | 122,378 |  |  | $ | 93,577 |
Permits |  | 170,322 |  |  | 4,694 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Technology related |  | 36,467 |  |  | 5,635 |  |  | 35,831 |  |  | 2,681 |
Trade names |  | 31,719 |  |  | 2,182 |  |  | 5,565 |  |  | 682 |
Air rights |  | 26,139 |  |  | 411 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Patents |  | 249 |  |  | 168 |  |  | 2,598 |  |  | 2,503 |
Other |  | 3,765 |  |  | 1,158 |  |  | 4,214 |  |  | 1,936 |
Total |  | $ | 412,657 |  |  | $ | 113,575 |  |  | $ | 170,586 |  |  | $ | 101,379 |
Amortization expense for intangible assets was $15.5 million, $5.9 million and $3.3 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The following table shows the estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years based on current intangible assets.
(In thousands) |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2024
Estimated amortization expense (a) |  | $ | 23,500 |  |  | $ | 22,400 |  |  | $ | 22,000 |  |  | $ | 22,000 |  |  | $ | 22,000 |
(a) These estimated amortization expense amounts do not reflect the potential effect of future foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

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