Note 7 Goodwill

The following are the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by geographic reporting unit:


(in thousands)	Americas		EMEA		Asia Pacific		Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—	$	150,521	$	37,354	$	187,875
Acquisitions and adjustments		—		(137)		189		52
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates		—		(5,413)		(1,284)		(6,697)
Balance at December 31, 2016		—		144,971		36,259		181,230
Acquisitions and adjustments		—		31,438		41		31,479
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates		—		15,539		2,634		18,173
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	—	$	191,948	$	38,934	$	230,882

The effect of foreign currency exchange in this table reflects the impact on goodwill of amounts recorded in currencies other than the U.S. dollar on the financial statements of subsidiaries in these geographic areas resulting from the yearly effect of foreign currency translation between the applicable functional currency and the U.S. dollar.

For discussion on acquisitions, see Note 3. For discussion on goodwill impairment testing, see Note 2.