Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets

(3) Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets

        Our goodwill, customer relationships and other intangible assets consisted of the following:

	Successor
	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in millions)
Goodwill	$	10,123		10,123
Customer relationships, less accumulated amortization of $1,258 and $770	$	6,300		6,788
Other intangible assets subject to amortization
Capitalized software, less accumulated amortization of $556 and $354		1,329		1,460
Tradenames and patents, less accumulated amortization of $96 and $61		93		127
Total other intangible assets, net	$	1,422		1,587

        We amortize customer relationships over estimated lives of 10 years, using either the sum-of-the-years-digits or straight-line methods, depending on the type of customer. We amortize capitalized software using the straight-line method over estimated lives ranging up to seven years and amortize our other intangible assets predominantly using the sum-of-the-years digits method over an estimated life of four years.

        The table below summarizes our amortization expense:

	Successor						Predecessor
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012		Six Months Ended June 30, 2012		Three Months Ended June 30, 2011		Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	(Dollars in millions)
Amortization expense	$	364		727		399		58