INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company had goodwill in the amount of $447,995 and $441,361 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 subject to the provisions of ASC 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.”

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had identifiable intangible assets as follows:



	Amortization Period (In years)	2018 Gross Carrying Amount		2018 Accumulated Amortization		2017 Gross Carrying Amount		2017 Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships & lists	10	$	192,185	$	122,545	$	190,061	$	105,573
Trademarks & trade names	5-17	39,934		16,755		40,630		12,895
Developed technology	5	13,338		8,604		13,338		5,936
Other	3-18	14,913		6,481		13,466		5,018
		$	260,370	$	154,385	$	257,495	$	129,422

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets was $24,988, $26,784 and $29,768 for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Assuming no change in the gross carrying value of identifiable intangible assets, the estimated amortization expense is approximately $22,928 in 2019, $20,870 in 2020, $17,639 in 2021, $16,156 in 2022, and $14,861 in 2023. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no identifiable intangible assets with indefinite useful lives as defined by ASC 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.” Identifiable intangible assets are reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets under Intangible assets with finite lives, net. There were no changes to the useful lives of intangible assets subject to amortization in 2018 and 2017. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded certain immaterial impairment charges in connection with the IFP integration.

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, (“FIFRA”), a health and safety statute, requires that certain products within our specialty products segment must be registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") because they are considered pesticides. Costs of such registrations are included as other in the table above.