Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes acquired intangible assets as follows: 
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(In thousands)
Weighted
Average Life
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Patents
11 Years
 
$
2,146

 
$
1,651

 
$
2,146

 
$
1,629

Non-compete Agreement
4 Years
 
10,900

 
2,435

 
10,900

 
1,687

Trade Names
10 Years
 
11,516

 
4,381

 
11,492

 
4,114

Completed and Unpatented Technology
10 Years
 
38,155

 
12,938

 
38,114

 
11,931

Backlog
2 Years
 
14,424

 
13,864

 
14,424

 
12,184

Customer Relationships
15 Years
 
138,043

 
32,323

 
137,967

 
30,005

Total Intangible Assets
12 Years
 
$
215,184

 
$
67,592

 
$
215,043

 
$
61,550


All acquired intangible assets other than goodwill and one trade name are being amortized. Amortization expense for acquired intangibles is summarized as follows: 
 
 
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)
 
March 31,
2018
 
April 1,
2017
Amortization Expense
 
$
6,001

 
$
2,618


Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets expected for 2018 and for each of the next five years is summarized as follows:
 
(In thousands)
 
2018
$
19,372

2019
16,700

2020
15,975

2021
14,065

2022
13,631

2023
12,463