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1041 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001145460 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Summary of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of goodwill and other intangible assets as of December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Gross
Carrying
Amount		     Accumulated
Amortization and
Impairment Losses		     Net
Carrying
Value		     Weighted-
average
Useful Life		  

Amortized intangible assets:

        

Core technology and patents

   $ 907,629      $ 468,497      $ 439,132        15.1 years   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Other intangible assets:

        

Supplier relationships

     17,599        16,218        1,381        9.2 years   

Trademarks and trade names

     242,473        176,325        66,148        10.7 years   

License agreements

     10,963        10,944        19        7.0 years   

Customer relationships

     1,441,386        985,844        455,542        16.6 years   

Manufacturing know-how

     19,181        16,744        2,437        7.7 years   

Other

     108,217        75,595        32,622        7.7 years   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total other intangible assets

     1,839,819        1,281,670        558,149     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total intangible assets with finite lives

   $ 2,747,448      $ 1,750,167      $ 997,281     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Intangible assets with indefinite lives:

        

Goodwill

   $ 2,836,915         

Other intangible assets(1)

     28,110         
 

 

 

        

Total intangible assets with indefinite lives

   $ 2,865,025         
 

 

 

        

 

(1) Primarily includes in-process research and development assets recorded in connection with certain acquisitions.

The following is a summary of goodwill and other intangible assets as of December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Gross
Carrying
Amount		     Accumulated
Amortization and
Impairment Losses		     Net
Carrying
Value		     Weighted-
average
Useful Life		  

Amortized intangible assets:

        

Core technology and patents

   $ 969,993      $ 417,119      $ 552,874        15.2 years   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Other intangible assets:

        

Supplier relationships

     17,975        16,188        1,787        9.2 years   

Trademarks and trade names

     256,014        161,945        94,069        11.0 years   

License agreements

     11,670        11,511        159        6.8 years   

Customer relationships

     1,504,078        930,533        573,545        16.6 years   

Manufacturing know-how

     21,540        11,595        9,945        8.9 years   

Other

     108,792        64,727        44,065        8.7 years   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total other intangible assets

     1,920,069        1,196,499        723,570     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total intangible assets with finite lives

   $ 2,890,062      $ 1,613,618      $ 1,276,444     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Intangible assets with indefinite lives:

        

Goodwill

   $ 2,926,666         

Other intangible assets(1)

     43,651         
 

 

 

        

Total intangible assets with indefinite lives

   $ 2,970,317         
 

 

 

        

 

(1) Primarily includes in-process research and development assets recorded in connection with certain acquisitions.
  
Summary of Estimated Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of estimated aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

2016

    $  203,556   

2017

    $ 136,600   

2018

    $ 133,464   

2019

    $ 99,552   

2020

    $ 97,345   

  
Summary of Goodwill Amounts Allocated to Reporting Units

Goodwill amounts for our professional diagnostics and consumer diagnostics reporting units, along with our former patient self-testing reporting unit, which rolled into our professional diagnostics reporting unit on January 1, 2015, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Professional
Diagnostics		     Patient
Self-
testing		     Consumer
Diagnostics		     Total  

Goodwill at December 31, 2013

    $ 2,915,417      $ 33,545      $ 58,035      $ 3,006,997   

Acquisitions(1)

      (546 )      (25 )      —        (571 ) 

Dispositions(2)

      (16,517 )      —        —        (16,517 ) 

Other(3)

      (59,549 )      (650 )      (3,044 )      (63,243 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Goodwill at December 31, 2014

    $ 2,838,805      $ 32,870      $ 54,991      $ 2,926,666   

Balance transfer at January 1, 2015(4)

      32,870        (32,870 )      —        —   

Acquisitions(1)

      32,970        —        —        32,970   

Dispositions(2)

      (58,611 )      —        —        (58,611 ) 

Other(3)

      (53,081 )      —        (11,029 )      (64,110 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Goodwill at December 31, 2015

    $ 2,792,953      $ —      $ 43,962      $ 2,836,915   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

(1) Includes initial purchase price allocation, purchase accounting adjustments recorded to the acquired entities’ opening balance sheet and additional payments made for earn-outs and milestones achieved.

 

(2) Reflects write-off related to the dispositions of BioNote in 2014 and the BBI business and Alere Analytics in 2015.

 

(3) These amounts relate primarily to adjustments resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

 

(4) As a result of the sale of our health management business in January 2015, which was the largest component of our former patient self-testing reporting segment, we ceased to report our financial information in four operating segments and, beginning on January 1, 2015 our reporting units included professional diagnostics and consumer diagnostics.