Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes acquired intangible assets as follows: 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
(In thousands)
Weighted
Average Life
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Patents
4 Years
 
$
2,146

 
$
1,590

 
$
2,146

 
$
1,450

Non-compete Agreement
3 Years
 
2,500

 
1,354

 
2,500

 
979

Trade Names
7 Years
 
10,480

 
3,866

 
10,189

 
3,153

Completed and Unpatented Technology
5 Years
 
26,094

 
11,147

 
24,118

 
9,221

Backlog
Less than 1 Year
 
11,524

 
11,424

 
11,224

 
11,224

Customer Relationships
11 Years
 
99,831

 
28,139

 
97,046

 
23,093

Total Intangible Assets
5 Years
 
$
152,575

 
$
57,520

 
$
147,223

 
$
49,120


All acquired intangible assets other than goodwill and one trade name are being amortized. Amortization expense for acquired intangibles is summarized as follows: 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
 
September 30,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
Amortization Expense
$
8,269

 
$
8,202

 
$
2,929

 
$
2,595


Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets expected for 2017 and for each of the next five years is summarized as follows:
 
(In thousands)
 
2017
$
11,089

2018
10,593

2019
10,214

2020
9,658

2021
9,612

2022
9,216