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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Components of Intangible Assets Included in Wholesale Segment | The Company’s intangible assets, all of which are included in the Wholesale segment, consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
Goodwill |  |  | 5,085 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,085 |  |  |  | 2,673 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,673 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 18,364 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,364 |  |  |  | 19,433 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,433 |
Finite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Licenses |  |  | 15,847 |  |  |  | (7,096 | ) |  |  | 8,751 |  |  |  | 15,847 |  |  |  | (6,641 | ) |  |  | 9,206 |
Trade names |  |  | 10,056 |  |  |  | (1,800 | ) |  |  | 8,256 |  |  |  | 6,116 |  |  |  | (1,400 | ) |  |  | 4,716 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 18,406 |  |  |  | (1,409 | ) |  |  | 16,997 |  |  |  | 11,166 |  |  |  | (681 | ) |  |  | 10,485 |
Patents |  |  | 584 |  |  |  | (195 | ) |  |  | 389 |  |  |  | 584 |  |  |  | (160 | ) |  |  | 424 |
Total |  |  | 68,342 |  |  |  | (10,500 | ) |  |  | 57,842 |  |  |  | 55,819 |  |  |  | (8,882 | ) |  |  | 46,937 |
Summary of Activities Relating to Intangible Assets | A summary of the activities related to the Company’s intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2012 consists of the following (in thousands):
|  | Intangible Assets |  |  | Goodwill |  |  | Total Intangible Assets and Goodwill |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 30,818 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 30,818 |
Acquisition of trade names |  |  | 3,639 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,639 |
Acquisition of customer relationships |  |  | 10,580 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,580 |
Goodwill from Creative Tops acquisition |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,673 |  |  |  | 2,673 |
Amortization |  |  | (773 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (773 | )
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, December 31, 2011 |  |  | 44,264 |  |  |  | 2,673 |  |  |  | 46,937 |
Acquisition of trade names |  |  | 3,940 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,940 |
Acquisition of customer relationships |  |  | 7,240 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,240 |
Goodwill from F&F acquisition |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,412 |  |  |  | 2,412 |
Impairment of Elements® trade name |  |  | (1,069 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,069 | )
Amortization |  |  | (1,618 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,618 | )
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 52,757 |  |  | $ | 5,085 |  |  | $ | 57,842 |
Weighted Average Amortization Periods for Finite Lived Intangible Assets | The weighted-average amortization periods for the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:
|  | Years |
Trade names |  |  | 15 |
Licenses |  |  | 33 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 14 |
Patents |  |  | 17 |
Estimated Amortization Expense | Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):
Year ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2013 |  | $ | 2,692 |
2014 |  |  | 2,692 |
2015 |  |  | 2,688 |
2016 |  |  | 2,685 |
2017 |  |  | 2,552 |

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