GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:



	2014		2013

Balance, beginning of year	$	5,649	$	5,536
Goodwill acquired during the year	383		150
Write-off associated with sale of business during the year	—		(37		)

Balance, end of year	$	6,032	$	5,649

Principally all of the Company’s goodwill as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 was associated with its DIS business.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, goodwill acquired was principally associated with the Solstas, Summit Health and Steward acquisitions, of which $103 million is deductible for tax purposes. Acquisitions during the year also resulted in $270 million of intangible assets, principally comprised of customer-related intangibles and trade names.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, goodwill acquired was principally associated with the UMass, ATN, Dignity and ConVerge acquisitions, of which $135 million is deductible for tax purposes. These acquisitions also resulted in $108 million of intangible assets, principally comprised of customer-related intangibles. See Note 5 for further details regarding acquisitions.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the $37 million of goodwill written-off was associated with the sale of Enterix.

For further details regarding the sale of Enterix, see Note 6.

Intangible assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:



	Weighted Average Amort-ization Period (Years)	December 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizing intangible assets:
Customer-related intangibles	18	$	929	$	(259	)	$	670	$	670	$	(210	)	$	460
Non-compete agreements	4	43		(37		)	6		43		(27		)	16
Technology	14	118		(38		)	80		119		(28		)	91
Other	8	152		(82		)	70		141		(57		)	84

Total	16	1,242		(416		)	826		973		(322		)	651

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Tradenames		244		—			244		244		—			244
Other		1		—			1		1		—			1

Total intangible assets		$	1,487	$	(416	)	$	1,071	$	1,218	$	(322	)	$	896

Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $94 million, $79 million and $75 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The estimated amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:



Year Ending December 31,
2015	$	85
2016	74
2017	71
2018	64
2019	62
Thereafter	470

Total	$	826

For the year ended December 31, 2013, intangible assets associated with the sale of Enterix with a net book value of $6 million (original cost of $14 million and accumulated amortization of $8 million) were written-off. For further details regarding the sale of Enterix, see Note 6.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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