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Intangibles and Other Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Intangibles and Other Assets  
Intangibles and Other Assets

 

11.  Intangibles and Other Assets

 

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in millions)

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in affiliates

 

$

34.3 

 

$

33.2 

 

Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $132.9 million and $115.2 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)

 

118.4 

 

137.1 

 

Capitalized software (net of accumulated amortization of $115.6 million and $103.8 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)

 

76.6 

 

62.6 

 

Company and trust-owned life insurance

 

137.0 

 

168.1 

 

Deferred financing costs

 

79.7 

 

36.3 

 

Long-term deferred tax assets

 

59.6 

 

66.5 

 

Other

 

70.6 

 

68.5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

576.2 

 

$

572.3 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total amortization expense of intangible assets amounted to $38.2 million, $41.4 million, and $38.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Based on intangible asset values and currency exchange rates as of December 31, 2015, total annual intangible asset amortization expense is expected to be $40.0 million, $36.3 million, $32.0 million, $24.6 million and $21.3 million for the years 2016 through 2020, respectively, and $40.1 million combined for all years thereafter.

 

In the fourth quarter 2014, the company recorded a provision against the balance of a long-term receivable of $16.5 million as a result of the financial difficulties of a metal food and household products packaging segment customer (see Note 5).