Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

The following table presents goodwill balances and adjustments to those balances for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:



	December 31, 2013		Goodwill Acquired	Adjustments		December 31, 2014		Goodwill Acquired	Adjustments		December 31, 2015
	(In millions)
Goodwill	$	4,855	30	(214	)	$	4,671	23	(243	)	$	4,451

The adjustments to goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were due primarily to foreign currency translation.

We conducted our annual impairment test of goodwill as of August 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, we determined that no impairment of the carrying value of goodwill for any reporting units was required.

Intangible Assets

The components of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:



	December 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	$	419	$	(399	)	$	20	5	$	434	$	(407	)	$	27	5
Marketing related	594		(570		)	24		5	642		(596		)	46		5
Developed technologies	238		(215		)	23		4	237		(195		)	42		4
All other	157		(134		)	23		4	144		(126		)	18		4
	$	1,408	$	(1,318	)	$	90		$	1,457	$	(1,324	)	$	133

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $66 million, $120 million and $175 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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



Fiscal years:
	2016	$	47
	2017	33
	2018	10
	2019	—
	2020	—
	Thereafter	—
		$	90

- 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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