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Product Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets Recognized in Connection with Product Acquisitions | The following schedule represents intangible assets recognized in connection with product acquisitions (See description of Business, Basis of Consolidation and Significant Accounting Policies for the Company’s accounting policy regarding intangible assets):
|  | Amount |
Intangible assets at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 107,007 |
Write off during fiscal 2014 |  |  | (319 | )
Impact of movement in exchange rates |  |  | (86 | )
Amortization expense |  |  | (6,391 | )
Intangible assets at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 100,211 |
Additions during fiscal 2015 |  |  | 36,667 |
Write offs during fiscal 2015 |  |  | (33 | )
Impact of movement in exchange rates |  |  | (197 | )
Amortization expense |  |  | (7,488 | )
Intangible assets at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 129,160 |
Additions during fiscal 2016 |  |  | 224 |
Write offs during fiscal 2016 |  |  | (78 | )
Impact of movement in exchange rates |  |  | 69 |
Amortization expense |  |  | (7,942 | )
Intangible assets at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 121,433 |
Schedule of Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets | The following schedule represents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the intangible assets. Product rights are amortized over their expected useful lives of 25 years. Customer lists are amortized over their expected useful lives of ten years, and trademarks are amortized over their expected useful lives of 25 years.
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
$000’s |  | Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |  |  | Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |
Product Rights |  | $ | 167,906 |  |  | $ | 63,141 |  |  | $ | 104,765 |  |  | $ | 167,694 |  |  | $ | 56,233 |  |  | $ | 111,461 |
Customer Lists |  |  | 3,091 |  |  |  | 1,053 |  |  |  | 2,038 |  |  |  | 3,091 |  |  |  | 744 |  |  |  | 2,347 |
Trademarks |  |  | 18,041 |  |  |  | 3,411 |  |  |  | 14,630 |  |  |  | 18,041 |  |  |  | 2,689 |  |  |  | 15,352 |
Total Intangibles |  | $ | 189,038 |  |  | $ | 67,605 |  |  | $ | 121,433 |  |  | $ | 188,826 |  |  | $ | 59,666 |  |  | $ | 129,160 |
Schedule of Future Amortization Charges Related to Intangible Assets | The following schedule represents future amortization charges related to intangible assets:
Year ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2017 |  | $ | 7,911 |
2018 |  |  | 7,793 |
2019 |  |  | 7,793 |
2020 |  |  | 7,523 |
2021 |  |  | 7,438 |
Thereafter |  |  | 82,975 |
|  | $ | 121,433 |
Schedule of Company's Obligations under Product Acquisitions and Licensing Agreements | The following schedule represents the Company’s obligations under product acquisitions and licensing agreements:
|  | Amount |
Obligations under acquisition agreements at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 3,886 |
Adjustment to deferred liabilities |  |  | (32 | )
Amortization of discounted liabilities |  |  | 324 |
Payments on existing obligations |  |  | (1,686 | )
Obligations under acquisition agreements at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 2,492 |
Additional obligations acquired |  |  | 1,367 |
Adjustment to deferred liabilities |  |  | 65 |
Amortization of discounted liabilities |  |  | 135 |
Payments on existing obligations |  |  | (2,524 | )
Obligations under acquisition agreements at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 1,535 |
Additional obligations acquired |  |  | 224 |
Adjustment to deferred liabilities |  |  | (22 | )
Amortization of discounted liabilities |  |  | 38 |
Payments on existing obligations |  |  | (960 | )
Obligations under acquisition agreements at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 815 |

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