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. 02, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	6 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 146,790	$ 146,593
Accumulated amortization	$ 41,157	38,317
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	5 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 2,146	2,146
Accumulated amortization	$ 1,311	1,264
Non-compete Agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	4 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 2,500	2,500
Accumulated amortization	$ 604	479
Trade Names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	8 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 10,250	10,217
Accumulated amortization	$ 2,451	2,216
Completed and Unpatented Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	6 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 24,115	24,056
Accumulated amortization	$ 7,401	6,795
Backlog
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	1 year
Gross carrying amount	$ 11,202	11,202
Accumulated amortization	$ 10,997	10,793
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	12 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 96,577	96,472
Accumulated amortization	$ 18,393	$ 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)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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