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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Changes in Net Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Segment | Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows:
| (in millions) | ACCO Brands North America |  | ACCO Brands EMEA |  | ACCO Brands International |  | Total
| Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 375.6 |  |  | $ | 129.4 |  |  | $ | 165.3 |  |  | $ | 670.3 |
| Acquisitions(1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 2.4 |
| Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | 36.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 36.2 |
| Balance at December 31, 2018 | 375.6 |  |  | 165.6 |  |  | 167.7 |  |  | 708.9 |
| Acquisitions(1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10.1 |  |  | 10.1 |
| Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.4 | )
| Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 375.6 |  |  | $ | 165.7 |  |  | $ | 177.3 |  |  | $ | 718.6 |
Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization by Class of Identifiable Intangible Assets | The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization by class of identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
(in millions) | Gross Carrying Amounts |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amounts |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 467.3 |  |  | $ | (44.5 | ) | (1) | $ | 422.8 |  |  | $ | 471.7 |  |  | $ | (44.5 | ) | (1) | $ | 427.2 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | 316.7 |  |  | (83.7 | ) |  | 233.0 |  |  | 306.0 |  |  | (70.5 | ) |  | 235.5 |
Customer and contractual relationships | 241.0 |  |  | (142.3 | ) |  | 98.7 |  |  | 240.2 |  |  | (120.5 | ) |  | 119.7 |
Patents | 5.5 |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  | 4.1 |  |  | 5.5 |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | 4.6 |
Subtotal | 563.2 |  |  | (227.4 | ) |  | 335.8 |  |  | 551.7 |  |  | (191.9 | ) |  | 359.8 |
Total identifiable intangibles | $ | 1,030.5 |  |  | $ | (271.9 | ) |  | $ | 758.6 |  |  | $ | 1,023.4 |  |  | $ | (236.4 | ) |  | $ | 787.0 |
(1) Accumulated amortization prior to the adoption of authoritative guidance on goodwill and other intangible assets, at which time further amortization ceased.
Estimated Amortization Expense for Future Periods | Estimated amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the next five years is as follows:
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2024
Estimated amortization expense(2) | $ | 32.0 |  |  | $ | 28.4 |  |  | $ | 24.9 |  |  | $ | 22.6 |  |  | $ | 21.0 |
(2) Actual amounts of amortization expense may differ from estimated amounts due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, additional intangible asset acquisitions, impairment of intangible assets, accelerated amortization of intangible assets and other events.
Cumberland Asset Acquisition |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Schedule of Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets | The allocation of the identifiable intangibles acquired in the Cumberland Asset Acquisition was as follows:
(in millions) | Fair Value |  | Remaining Useful Life Ranges
Trade name - amortizable | $ | 0.8 |  |  | 10 Years
Customer relationships | 2.4 |  |  | 7 Years
Total identifiable intangibles acquired | $ | 3.2 |  |  |
GOBA Acquisition |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Schedule of Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets | The allocations of the identifiable intangibles acquired in the GOBA Acquisition were as follows:
(in millions) | Fair Value |  | Remaining Useful Life Ranges
Trade name - amortizable | $ | 3.8 |  |  | 15 years
Customer relationships | 6.5 |  |  | 10 years
Total identifiable intangibles acquired | $ | 10.3 |  |  |
Esselte Acquisition |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Schedule of Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets | The allocations of the identifiable intangibles acquired in the Esselte Acquisition were as follows:
(in millions) | Fair Value |  | Remaining Useful Life Ranges
Trade name - indefinite lived | $ | 116.8 |  |  | Indefinite
Trade names - amortizable | 53.2 |  |  | 15-30 Years
Customer relationships | 102.4 |  |  | 15 Years
Patents | 4.6 |  |  | 10 Years
Total identifiable intangibles acquired | $ | 277.0 |  |  |

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