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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets | Intangible assets are comprised of the following:
|  |  |  | September 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
|  | Useful Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortizaton |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortizaton |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Acquired intangibles- customer lists and non-compete agreements |  | 5 -10 years |  | $ | 1,997,300 |  |  | $ | 1,296,743 |  |  | $ | 700,557 |  |  | $ | 2,405,300 |  |  | $ | 1,243,865 |  |  | $ | 1,161,435 |
Acquired intangibles-patents and patent rights |  | Varied (1) |  |  | 30,361,883 |  |  |  | 961,894 |  |  |  | 29,399,989 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Patent application costs |  | Varied (1) |  |  | 1,009,220 |  |  |  | 334,772 |  |  |  | 674,448 |  |  |  | 956,714 |  |  |  | 265,472 |  |  |  | 691,242 |
|  |  |  | $ | 33,368,403 |  |  | $ | 2,593,409 |  |  | $ | 30,774,994 |  |  | $ | 3,362,014 |  |  | $ | 1,509,337 |  |  | $ | 1,852,677 |
(1) patent application costs, patent and patent rights are amortized over their expected useful life which is generally the remaining legal life of the patent. As of September 30, 2013, the weighted average remaining useful life of these assets in service was approximately 7.0 years.
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization of Intangible Assets | Approximate expected amortization for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
2014 |  | $ | 4,583,000 |
2015 |  | $ | 4,497,000 |
2016 |  | $ | 4,349,000 |
2017 |  | $ | 4,276,000 |
2018 |  | $ | 4,230,000 |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, are as follows.
|  | Packaging Segment |  |  | Printing Segment |  |  | Plastics Segment |  |  | Technology Segment |  |  | Total |
Balance as of January 1, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 1,768,400 |  |  | $ | 630,524 |  |  | $ | 684,949 |  |  | $ | 238,926 |  |  | $ | 3,322,799 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
|  |  | 1,768,400 |  |  |  | 630,524 |  |  |  | 684,949 |  |  |  | 238,926 |  |  |  | 3,322,799 |
Goodwill acquired during the year |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12,221,443 |  |  |  | 12,221,443 |
Impairment losses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (238,926 | ) |  |  | (238,926 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,768,400 |  |  |  | 630,524 |  |  |  | 684,949 |  |  |  | 12,460,369 |  |  |  | 15,544,242 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (238,926 | ) |  |  | (238,926 | )
|  | $ | 1,768,400 |  |  | $ | 630,524 |  |  | $ | 684,949 |  |  | $ | 12,221,443 |  |  | $ | 15,305,316 |

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