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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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, 2019 | $ | 375.6 |  |  | $ | 165.7 |  |  | $ | 177.3 |  |  | $ | 718.6 |
Acquisitions(1) | 85.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.9 |  |  | 89.5 |
Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | 22.5 |  |  | (3.2) |  |  | 19.3 |
Balance at December 31, 2020 | 461.2 |  |  | 188.2 |  |  | 178.0 |  |  | 827.4 |
Acquisitions(1) | (14.5) |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | — |  |  | (12.5) |
Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | (11.6) |  |  | (0.8) |  |  | (12.4) |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | 446.7 |  |  | $ | 178.6 |  |  | $ | 177.2 |  |  | $ | 802.5 |
(1)Goodwill has been recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the Franken acquisition, which is part of our EMEA segment, and represents the excess of the cost of the Franken acquisition when compared to the fair value estimate of the net assets acquired on April 1, 2021 (the date of the Franken acquisition). Goodwill has been recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to the PowerA acquisition and represents the excess of the cost of the PowerA acquisition when compared to the fair value estimate of the net assets acquired on December 17, 2020 (the date of the PowerA acquisition) and includes a working capital adjustment of $18.2 million recorded in the first quarter of 2021 as a reduction to the purchase price, partially offset by purchase accounting adjustments of $3.7 million. See "Note 3. Acquisitions" for details on the calculation of the goodwill acquired in the acquisitions.
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, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
| December 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
(in millions) | Gross Carrying Amounts |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amounts |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 417.6 |  |  | $ | (44.5) |  | (1) | $ | 373.1 |  |  | $ | 467.5 |  |  | $ | (44.5) |  | (1) | $ | 423.0 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | 373.2 |  |  | (110.5) |  |  | 262.7 |  |  | 343.5 |  |  | (97.7) |  |  | 245.8 |
Customer and contractual relationships | 366.5 |  |  | (182.4) |  |  | 184.1 |  |  | 376.8 |  |  | (162.9) |  |  | 213.9 |
Vendor relationships | 82.4 |  |  | (5.7) |  |  | 76.7 |  |  | 87.7 |  |  | (0.2) |  |  | 87.5 |
Patents | 8.6 |  |  | (3.0) |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 8.9 |  |  | (2.1) |  |  | 6.8 |
Subtotal | 830.7 |  |  | (301.6) |  |  | 529.1 |  |  | 816.9 |  |  | (262.9) |  |  | 554.0 |
Total identifiable intangibles | $ | 1,248.3 |  |  | $ | (346.1) |  |  | $ | 902.2 |  |  | $ | 1,284.4 |  |  | $ | (307.4) |  |  | $ | 977.0 |
(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) | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2026
Estimated amortization expense(2) | $ | 42.8 |  |  | $ | 40.5 |  |  | $ | 38.8 |  |  | $ | 37.2 |  |  | $ | 35.1 |
(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.
PowerA |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Schedule of Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets | The allocation of the identifiable intangibles acquired in the PowerA acquisition was as follows:
(in millions) | Fair Value |  | Remaining Useful Life
Trade name | $ | 21.6 |  |  | 15 years
Customer relationships | 128.6 |  |  | 15 years
Vendor relationships | 82.4 |  |  | 15 years
Developed technology | 2.8 |  |  | 5 years
Total identifiable intangibles acquired | $ | 235.4 |  |  |
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 |  |  |

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