Astronics Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Intangible Assets - Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail)

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Intangible Assets - Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	6 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 147,279	$ 147,223
Accumulated Amortization	$ 51,750	49,120
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	4 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,146	2,146
Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,497	1,450
Non-compete Agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	3 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,500	2,500
Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,104	979
Trade Names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	7 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10,199	10,189
Accumulated Amortization	$ 3,387	3,153
Completed and Unpatented Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	6 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 24,135	24,118
Accumulated Amortization	$ 9,830	9,221
Backlog
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	0 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 11,224	11,224
Accumulated Amortization	$ 11,224	11,224
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	11 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 97,075	97,046
Accumulated Amortization	$ 24,708	$ 23,093

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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