Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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, 2015:



	December 31, 2014		Goodwill Acquired		Adjustments			March 31, 2015
	(In millions)
Reportable segments:
Marketplaces	$	4,678	$	—	$	(127	)	$	4,551
Payments	3,130		—		(2		)	3,128
Enterprise	1,286		—		—			1,286
	$	9,094	$	—	$	(129	)	$	8,965

The adjustments to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2015 were due primarily to foreign currency translations.

In January 2015, we announced that we will be exploring strategic options for our eBay Enterprise business, including a possible sale or partial sale, or IPO. If the expected fair value received in a disposition of our eBay Enterprise business is less than its carrying value, a goodwill impairment charge will be realized.

Intangible Assets

The components of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:



	March 31, 2015								December 31, 2014
	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	$	1,626	$	(1,394	)	$	232	5	$	1,641	$	(1,367	)	$	274	5
Marketing related	821		(721		)	100		5	849		(729		)	120		5
Developed technologies	575		(490		)	85		4	579		(478		)	101		4
All other	281		(217		)	64		4	279		(210		)	69		4
	$	3,303	$	(2,822	)	$	481		$	3,348	$	(2,784	)	$	564

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $80 million and $109 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Expected future intangible asset amortization as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (in millions):



Fiscal years:
Remaining 2015	$	228
2016	178
2017	50
2018	20
2019	5
Thereafter	—
	$	481

- 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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