Goodwill and Other Intangible Asset

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Note 10—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

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

	Interconnect Products and			Cable Products and
	Assemblies			Solutions		Total
Goodwill at December 31, 2013	$	2,173.7		$	115.4	$	2,289.1
Acquisition-related	353.1			8.3		361.4
Foreign currency translation	(33.8		)	—		(33.8		)

Goodwill at December 31, 2014	2,493.0			123.7		2,616.7
Acquisition-related	155.9			—		155.9
Foreign currency translation	(79.7		)	—		(79.7		)

Goodwill at December 31, 2015	$	2,569.2		$	123.7	$	2,692.9

Other than goodwill and indefinite-lived trade name intangible assets with a value of approximately $52.3 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s intangible assets are subject to amortization. A summary of the Company’s amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

	December 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships	$	315.6	$	122.6	$	193.0	$	299.8	$	92.3	$	207.5
Proprietary technology	53.8		30.9		22.9		53.8		26.5		27.3
License agreements	6.0		6.0		—		6.0		6.0		—
Backlog and other	19.7		19.2		0.5		19.7		19.0		0.7

Total	$	395.1	$	178.7	$	216.4	$	379.3	$	143.8	$	235.5

Customer relationships, proprietary technology, license agreements and backlog and other amortizable intangible assets have weighted average useful lives of approximately 10 years, 14 years, 8 years and 2 years, respectively, for an aggregate weighted average useful life of approximately 10 years at December 31, 2015.

Intangible assets are included in Intangibles and other long-term assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The aggregate amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $34.7, $36.6 and $20.1, respectively. The 2014 amortization includes $9.8 related to the amortization of acquired backlogs. Amortization expense estimated for each of the next five fiscal years is approximately $35.8 in 2016, $35.4 in 2017, $31.2 in 2018, $27.0 in 2019 and $21.2 in 2020.

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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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