Intangibles, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangibles, Net

9. Intangibles, net

Intangibles, net consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2016
(in thousands)	Cost		Accumulated amortization		Net		Amortization Method
Trademarks	$	13,540	$	7,389	$	6,151		Straight-line
Customer relationships		100,948		89,429		11,519		Accelerated
Other patents		42,780		41,215		1,565		Straight-line
	$	157,268	$	138,033	$	19,235
	December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	Cost		Accumulated amortization		Net		Amortization Method
Trademarks	$	13,540	$	6,934	$	6,606		Straight-line
Customer relationships		100,737		88,564		12,173		Accelerated
Other patents		42,780		41,063		1,717		Straight-line
	$	157,057	$	136,561	$	20,496

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded amortization expense for its intangible assets of $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

Expected future amortization expense related to the intangible assets is as follows:

(in thousands)
Remainder of 2016	$	3,879
2017		3,391
2018		2,687
2019		1,835
2020		1,594
2021 and thereafter		5,849
	$	19,235