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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
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 Americas |  |  | ACCO Brands International |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2022 |  | $ | 472.2 |  |  | $ | 199.3 |  |  | $ | 671.5 |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | (89.5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (89.5 | )
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 7.1 |  |  |  | 8.0 |
Balance at December 31, 2023 |  | $ | 383.6 |  |  | $ | 206.4 |  |  | $ | 590.0 |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | (127.5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (127.5 | )
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  |  | (13.3 | ) |  |  | (16.1 | )
Balance at December 31, 2024 |  | $ | 253.3 |  |  | $ | 193.1 |  |  | $ | 446.4 |
Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization by Class of Identifiable Intangible Assets | The Company's gross carrying value and accumulated amortization by class of identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
|  | December 31, 2024 |  |  | December 31, 2023 |
(in millions) |  | Gross Carrying Amounts |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |  |  | Gross Carrying Amounts |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names(1) (2) |  | $ | 101.2 |  |  | $ | (44.5 | ) |  | $ | 56.7 |  |  | $ | 295.1 |  |  | $ | (44.5 | ) |  | $ | 250.6 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names(2) |  |  | 627.5 |  |  |  | (157.5 | ) |  |  | 470.0 |  |  |  | 497.1 |  |  |  | (142.0 | ) |  |  | 355.1 |
Customer and contractual relationships |  |  | 350.7 |  |  |  | (230.0 | ) |  |  | 120.7 |  |  |  | 362.4 |  |  |  | (221.3 | ) |  |  | 141.1 |
Vendor relationships |  |  | 82.4 |  |  |  | (22.2 | ) |  |  | 60.2 |  |  |  | 82.4 |  |  |  | (16.7 | ) |  |  | 65.7 |
Patents |  |  | 7.8 |  |  |  | (5.8 | ) |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | 8.2 |  |  |  | (5.0 | ) |  |  | 3.2 |
Subtotal |  |  | 1,068.4 |  |  |  | (415.5 | ) |  |  | 652.9 |  |  |  | 950.1 |  |  |  | (385.0 | ) |  |  | 565.1 |
Total identifiable intangibles |  | $ | 1,169.6 |  |  | $ | (460.0 | ) |  | $ | 709.6 |  |  | $ | 1,245.2 |  |  | $ | (429.5 | ) |  | $ | 815.7 |
(1) Accumulated amortization prior to the adoption of authoritative guidance on goodwill and other intangible assets, at which time further amortization ceased. (2) Reflects the change of our Five Star® and Swingline® indefinite-lived trade names to amortizable intangible assets as of June 1, 2024.
Estimated Amortization Expense for Future Periods | Estimated amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the next five years is as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2026 |  |  | 2027 |  |  | 2028 |  |  | 2029 |
Estimated amortization expense(3) |  | $ | 44.8 |  |  | $ | 42.8 |  |  | $ | 40.4 |  |  | $ | 38.3 |  |  | $ | 36.6 |
(3) 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.

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