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, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	6 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 147,223	$ 146,593
Accumulated Amortization	$ 49,120	38,317
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	4 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,146	2,146
Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,450	1,264
Noncompete Agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	3 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,500	2,500
Accumulated Amortization	$ 979	479
Trade Names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	7 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10,189	10,217
Accumulated Amortization	$ 3,153	2,216
Completed and Unpatented Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	6 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 24,118	24,056
Accumulated Amortization	$ 9,221	6,795
Backlog
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	0 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 11,224	11,202
Accumulated Amortization	$ 11,224	10,793
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted Average Life	12 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 97,046	96,472
Accumulated Amortization	$ 23,093	$ 16,770

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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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