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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
5.  GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:

   
Performance
Materials
   
Graphic
Solutions
   
Total
 
                   
Balance, December 31, 2013
  $ 773,713     $ 229,173     $ 1,002,886  
Acquisition adjustments
    3,453       -       3,453  
Foreign currency translation and other
    (4,129 )     (462 )     (4,591 )
Balance, March 31, 2014
  $ 773,037     $ 228,711     $ 1,001,748  

The carrying value of indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill which consist solely of tradenames was $73,400 at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Intangible assets subject to amortization were as follows:

   
March 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
Gross Carrying Amount
   
Accumulated Amortization and Foreign Exchange
   
Net Book
Value
   
Gross Carrying Amount
   
Accumulated Amortization and Foreign Exchange
   
Net Book
Value
 
                                     
Customer lists
  $ 458,400     $ (14,992 )   $ 443,408     $ 458,400     $ (2,290 )   $ 456,110  
Developed technology
    155,000       (6,231 )     148,769       155,000       (1,506 )     153,494  
Total
  $ 613,400     $ (21,223 )   $ 592,177     $ 613,400     $ (3,796 )   $ 609,604  

Customer relationships have useful lives ranging from 8 to 20 years and developed technology have useful lives ranging between 7 to 10 years. This results in weighted average useful lives for customer relationships and developed technology, of approximately 16 years and 10 years, respectively, for an aggregate weighted average useful life of approximately 15 years at March 31, 2014.

For the Successor and Predecessor Periods, the Company recorded amortization expense on intangible assets of $13,317 and $6,735, respectively.