Astronics Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and Practices (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Intangible Assets - Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail)

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Intangible Assets - Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	13 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 215,043	$ 147,223
Accumulated Amortization	$ 61,550	49,120
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	11 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,146	2,146
Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,629	1,450
Non-compete Agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	4 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10,900	2,500
Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,687	979
Trade Names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	10 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 11,492	10,189
Accumulated Amortization	$ 4,114	3,153
Completed and Unpatented Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	10 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 38,114	24,118
Accumulated Amortization	$ 11,931	9,221
Backlog
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	2 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 14,424	11,224
Accumulated Amortization	$ 12,184	11,224
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	16 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 137,967	97,046
Accumulated Amortization	$ 30,005	$ 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)
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