The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for 2013 and 2012 is shown below. Brand-specific goodwill held by foreign subsidiaries is allocated to the North America and American Girl operating segments selling those brands, thereby causing a foreign currency translation impact for these operating segments.
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Balance at December 31, 2011 |
$ | 393,905 | $ | 214,612 | $ | 213,622 | $ | 822,139 | ||||||||
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Acquisition |
151,348 | 100,898 | — | 252,246 | ||||||||||||
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Currency exchange rate impact |
1,645 | 4,659 | 109 | 6,413 | ||||||||||||
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Balance at December 31, 2012 |
546,898 | 320,169 | 213,731 | 1,080,798 | ||||||||||||
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Currency exchange rate impact |
697 | 1,487 | 257 | 2,441 | ||||||||||||
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Balance at December 31, 2013 |
$ | 547,595 | $ | 321,656 | $ | 213,988 | $ | 1,083,239 | ||||||||
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