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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Text Block] | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill (in thousands):
| Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013 | $ | 11,117.8 |
Goodwill resulting from the acquisition of CSC | 14,091.5 |
Balance as of September 30, 2014 | $ | 25,209.3 |
The Company's intangible assets and related accumulated amortization as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Useful Life |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Customer list | 10 years |  | $ | 1,000.0 |  |  | $ | (370.1 | ) |  | $ | 629.9 |  |  | $ | 1,000.0 |  |  | $ | (295.1 | ) |  | $ | 704.9 |
Manufacturing technology | 10 years |  | 3,900.0 |  |  | (1,443.4 | ) |  | 2,456.6 |  |  | 3,900.0 |  |  | (1,150.9 | ) |  | 2,749.1 |
Tradename | 10 years |  | 800.0 |  |  | (296.1 | ) |  | 503.9 |  |  | 800.0 |  |  | (236.1 | ) |  | 563.9 |
In process R&D | Indefinite |  | 43,690.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 43,690.0 |  |  | 9,400.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,400.0 |
Patent rights | 19 years |  | 669.0 |  |  | (237.7 | ) |  | 431.3 |  |  | 669.0 |  |  | (211.3 | ) |  | 457.7 |
Total Intangible Assets |  |  | $ | 50,059.0 |  |  | $ | (2,347.3 | ) |  | $ | 47,711.7 |  |  | $ | 15,769.0 |  |  | $ | (1,893.4 | ) |  | $ | 13,875.6 |
Total intangible amortization expense was classified in the operating expense categories for the periods included below as follows (in thousands):
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Cost of revenue |  | $ | 237.6 |  |  | $ | 292.5 |
Research and development |  | 81.3 |  |  | 26.4 |
Selling, general and administrative |  | 135.0 |  |  | 135.0 |
Total |  | $ | 453.9 |  |  | $ | 453.9 |
Estimated intangible amortization expense on an annual basis for the succeeding five years is as follow (in thousands):
2014 | $ | 151.3 |
2015 | 605.2 |
2016 | 605.2 |
2017 | 605.2 |
2018 | 605.2 |
Thereafter | 45,139.6 |
| $ | 47,711.7 |

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