Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table provides the changes in carrying value of goodwill by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:



	Energy			Engineered Systems			Fluids			Refrigeration & Food Equipment			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	1,048,735		$	1,270,178		$	609,663		$	562,981		$	3,491,557
Acquisitions	—			—			—			2,076			2,076
Purchase price adjustments	8,604			—			—			—			8,604
Disposition of business ⁽¹⁾	—			(19,128		)	—			—			(19,128		)
Foreign currency translation	(8,923		)	(12,586		)	(17,426		)	(2,394		)	(41,329		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	1,048,416		$	1,238,464		$	592,237		$	562,663		$	3,441,780


(1)	Amount reflects additional goodwill allocated to Sargent Aerospace upon its disposition, based on the fair value of this business relative to the remaining entities within the Engineered Systems segment.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded adjustments totaling $8,604 to goodwill relating to the finalization of the purchase price allocation to assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the 2014 acquisition of Accelerated Companies.

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other Intangibles" provides guidance on an entity's subsequent measurement and recognition of goodwill and other intangibles, including required impairment testing. Dover performs its annual impairment testing in the fourth quarter; however, it is required to regularly assess whether a triggering event has occurred which would require interim impairment testing. The Company has considered the economic environments in which its businesses operate, particularly the Energy segment due to the weakening of the oil and gas markets. The Company has determined that no triggering event has occurred which would require impairment testing at this time.

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible asset:



	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Trademarks	$	137,004	$	42,487	$	138,650	$	34,097
Patents	147,867		113,173		150,404		108,484
Customer Intangibles	1,408,808		567,273		1,429,906		484,449
Unpatented Technologies	91,167		53,394		92,480		45,812
Drawings & Manuals	34,736		15,163		36,377		13,087
Distributor Relationships	64,614		36,802		64,614		34,377
Other	24,087		15,335		24,214		12,737
Total	1,908,283		843,627		1,936,645		733,043
Unamortized intangible assets:
Trademarks	165,656				165,918
Total intangible assets, net	$	1,230,312			$	1,369,520

Amortization expense totaled $38,983 and $36,758 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, amortization expense was $118,576 and $113,354, 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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