Note 7 Goodwill

The following are the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic reporting unit:


(in thousands)	Americas		EMEA		Asia Pacific		Total
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	264,735		71,155		34,176		370,066
Acquisitions and adjustments		72,872		163,025		—		235,897
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates		1,804		(17,238)		(992)		(16,426)
Balance at December 31, 2014		339,411	$	216,942	$	33,184	$	589,537
Acquisitions and adjustments		47,452		2,602		5,208		55,262
Impairment of goodwill		(382,271)		(61,388)		—		(443,659)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates		(4,592)		(7,635)		(1,038)		(13,265)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—	$	150,521	$	37,354	$	187,875

The effect of foreign currency exchange in this table reflects the impact on goodwill of amounts recorded in currencies other than the U.S. dollar on the financial statements of subsidiaries in these geographic areas resulting from the yearly effect of foreign currency translation between the applicable functional currency and the U.S. dollar. The remaining goodwill for EMEA and the entire amount of goodwill for Asia Pacific represent amounts allocated in U.S. dollars from the U.S. to those geographic areas for financial reporting purposes.

For discussion on goodwill impairment testing, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.