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Amortizable Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Amortizable Intangible Assets

(10) Amortizable Intangible Assets

The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of intangible assets as of December 31 were as follows:

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Gross

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carrying

Amount

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Customer relationships and platforms

 

$

745.2

 

 

 

(197.5

)

 

 

547.7

 

Other

 

 

126.9

 

 

 

(35.5

)

 

 

91.4

 

Total

 

$

872.1

 

 

 

(233.0

)

 

 

639.1

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

Gross

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carrying

Amount

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Customer relationships and platforms

 

$

745.2

 

 

 

(137.0

)

 

 

608.2

 

Other

 

 

126.7

 

 

 

(26.0

)

 

 

100.7

 

Total

 

$

871.9

 

 

 

(163.0

)

 

 

708.9

 

 

Amortization expense was $69.9 million for 2016, $69.9 million for 2015, and $54.8 million for 2014.  As of December 31, 2016, the weighted-average amortization period of customer relationships and platforms was 12 years.  Other intangible assets primarily consist of patented and unpatented technology, and trade names and trademarks, which have weighted-average amortization periods of 13 and 15 years, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is $69.9 million for 2017, $68.4 million for 2018 and 2019, $68.3 million for 2020, and $68.2 for 2021.