OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

The following tables present the cumulative composition of the Corporation’s intangible assets:

	September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
(In thousands)	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Technology	$	265,241	$	(150,363)	$	114,878	$	257,676	$	(140,390)	$	117,286
Customer related intangibles	463,186		(239,688)		223,498		434,492		(215,855)		218,637
Programs (1)	144,000		(18,000)		126,000		144,000		(12,600)		131,400
Other intangible assets	46,267		(33,779)		12,488		43,729		(31,145)		12,584
Total	$	918,694	$	(441,830)	$	476,864	$	879,897	$	(399,990)	$	479,907

(1) Programs include values assigned to major programs of acquired businesses and represent the aggregate value associated with the customer relationships, contracts, technology, and trademarks underlying the associated program. 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Corporation acquired intangible assets of $39.4 million. The Corporation acquired Customer-related intangibles of $28.9 million, Technology of $8.1 million, and Other intangible assets of $2.4 million, which have weighted average amortization periods of 19.4 years, 15.0 years, and 7.5 years, respectively.

Total intangible amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $43.3 million, as compared to $33.9 million in the comparable prior year period.  The estimated amortization expense for the five years ending December 31, 2020 through 2024 is $58 million, $48 million, $45 million, $42 million, and $38 million, respectively.