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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for intangible assets consisted of the following ($ in millions):
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization*
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization*
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
Amortized intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer-related intangibles
(Reconstituted Tobacco)
$
10.0

 
$
10.0

 
$

 
$
10.0

 
$
10.0

 
$

Customer Relationships (Filtration)
51.4

 
2.1

 
49.3

 
45.3

 
0.1

 
45.2

Developed Technology
(Filtration)
16.0

 
1.2

 
14.8

 
13.8

 
0.1

 
13.7

Customer Contracts (Filtration)
1.9

 

 
1.9

 

 

 

Patents (Filtration)
1.5

 

 
1.5

 

 

 

Total
$
80.8

 
$
13.3

 
$
67.5

 
$
69.1

 
$
10.2

 
$
58.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized intangible assets (Filtration)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade names
$
21.8

 
 
 
 
 
$
21.8

 
 
 
 
 *  Accumulated amortization also includes adjustments for foreign currency translation.

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $3.1 million, $0.6 million and $1.1 million and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Finite-lived intangibles in the Filtration segment are expensed using the straight-line amortization method. The following table shows the estimated aggregate amortization expense for the next five years ($ in millions):
For the year ended December 31,
Estimated Amortization Expense
2015
$
4.2

2016
4.2

2017
3.8

2018
3.8

2019
3.8