Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

The following table presents goodwill balances and adjustments to those balances for each of our reportable segments during the three months ended March 31, 2013:



	December 31, 2012		Goodwill Acquired		Adjustments			March 31, 2013
	(In millions)
Reportable segments:
Marketplaces	$	4,732	$	—	$	(85	)	$	4,647
Payments	2,519		4		(1		)	2,522
GSI	1,239		—		—			1,239
Corporate and other	47		—		—			47
	$	8,537	$	4	$	(86	)	$	8,455

The adjustments to goodwill and goodwill acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2013 were due primarily to foreign currency translation and one acquisition in our Payments segment, respectively.

Intangible Assets

The components of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:



	March 31, 2013								December 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)
	(In millions, except years)
Intangible assets:
Customer lists and user base	$	1,632	$	(1,037	)	$	595	5	$	1,644	$	(991	)	$	653	5
Trademarks and trade names	726		(581		)	145		5	743		(569		)	174		5
Developed technologies	525		(338		)	187		4	525		(322		)	203		4
All other	257		(161		)	96		4	252		(154		)	98		4
	$	3,140	$	(2,117	)	$	1,023		$	3,164	$	(2,036	)	$	1,128

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $108 million and $105 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- 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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