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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill | Goodwill and other intangible assets consist of the following (U.S. dollars in thousands):
|  | Carrying Amount at December 31, |
Goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets: |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |
Goodwill |  | $ | 112,446 |  |  | $ | 112,446 |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  | 24,599 |  |  |  | 24,599 |
|  | $ | 137,045 |  |  | $ | 137,045 |
Schedule of Finite Life Intangible Assets |
|  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |  |
Finite life intangible assets: |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Weighted-average Amortization Period
Scanner technology |  | $ | 46,482 |  |  | $ | 27,533 |  |  | $ | 46,482 |  |  | $ | 30,557 |  | 18 years
Developed technology |  |  | 22,500 |  |  |  | 15,909 |  |  |  | 22,500 |  |  |  | 16,734 |  | 20 years
Distributor network |  |  | 11,598 |  |  |  | 10,093 |  |  |  | 11,598 |  |  |  | 10,594 |  | 15 years
Trademarks |  |  | 14,086 |  |  |  | 11,660 |  |  |  | 14,404 |  |  |  | 12,461 |  | 15 years
Other |  |  | 53,540 |  |  |  | 24,442 |  |  |  | 45,006 |  |  |  | 19,181 |  | 8 years
|  | $ | 148,206 |  |  | $ | 89,637 |  |  | $ | 139,990 |  |  | $ | 89,527 |  | 15 years

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