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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Text Block] | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The Company's goodwill was $11.1 million as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company's intangible assets and related accumulated amortization as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  |  | September 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Useful Life |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Customer list | 10 years |  | $ | 1,000.0 |  |  | $ | (270.1 | ) |  | $ | 729.9 |  |  | $ | 1,000.0 |  |  | $ | (195.1 | ) |  | $ | 804.9 |
Manufacturing technology | 10 years |  | 3,900.0 |  |  | (1,053.4 | ) |  | 2,846.6 |  |  | 3,900.0 |  |  | (760.9 | ) |  | 3,139.1 |
Tradename | 10 years |  | 800.0 |  |  | (216.1 | ) |  | 583.9 |  |  | 800.0 |  |  | (156.1 | ) |  | 643.9 |
In process R&D | Indefinite |  | 9,400.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,400.0 |  |  | 9,400.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,400.0 |
VSEL patent rights | 19 years |  | 669.0 |  |  | (202.5 | ) |  | 466.5 |  |  | 669.0 |  |  | (176.1 | ) |  | 492.9 |
Total Intangible Assets |  |  | $ | 15,769.0 |  |  | $ | (1,742.1 | ) |  | $ | 14,026.9 |  |  | $ | 15,769.0 |  |  | $ | (1,288.2 | ) |  | $ | 14,480.8 |
Total intangible amortization expense was classified in the operating expense categories for the periods included below as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Cost of revenue | $ | 97.5 |  |  | $ | 97.5 |  |  | $ | 292.5 |  |  | $ | 292.5 |
Research and development | 8.8 |  |  | 8.8 |  |  | 26.4 |  |  | 26.4 |
Selling, general and administrative | 45.0 |  |  | 45.0 |  |  | 135.0 |  |  | 135.0 |
Total | $ | 151.3 |  |  | $ | 151.3 |  |  | $ | 453.9 |  |  | $ | 453.9 |
Estimated intangible amortization expense on an annual basis for the succeeding five years is as follow (in thousands):
2013 | $ | 151.3 |
2014 | 605.2 |
2015 | 605.2 |
2016 | 605.2 |
2017 | 605.2 |
Thereafter | 11,454.8 |
| $ | 14,026.9 |

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