Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 4 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table provides details of goodwill by reportable segment (in millions):



	Communications		Oil and Gas		Electrical Transmission		Power Generation and Industrial		Total Goodwill
Balance as of September 30, 2015	$	418.5	$	378.8	$	149.9	$	117.6	$	1,064.8

Currency translation losses related to goodwill totaled $18.5 million and $4.7 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, there were no additions to goodwill from new business combinations, and additions to goodwill from accruals of acquisition-related contingent consideration totaled $0.8 million. Additions to goodwill for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 from new business combinations totaled $134.2 million, and additions to goodwill from accruals of acquisition-related contingent consideration totaled $4.6 million.

The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in other intangible assets for the period indicated (in millions):



	Other Intangible Assets
	Non-amortizing					Amortizing
	Trade Names		Pre-Qualifications			Customer Relationships and Backlog			Other ^(a)			Total
Other intangible assets, gross carrying amount as of December 31, 2014	$	34.8	$	93.3		$	199.8		$	26.3		$	354.2
Accumulated amortization						(90.3		)	(13.5		)	(103.8		)
Other intangible assets, net, as of December 31, 2014	$	34.8	$	93.3		$	109.5		$	12.8		$	250.4
Amortization expense						(20.1		)	(1.4		)	(21.5		)
Currency translation adjustments	—		(7.9		)	(1.8		)	(0.4		)	(10.1		)
Other intangible assets, net, as of September 30, 2015	$	34.8	$	85.4		$	87.6		$	11.0		$	218.8


(a)	Consists principally of trade names and non-compete agreements.

Amortization expense associated with intangible assets for the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 totaled $6.9 million and $6.6 million, respectively, and for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, totaled $21.5 million and $17.0 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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