Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in millions):



Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	37
Goodwill acquired	48
Effect of currency translation adjustment	(3		)
Balance as of December 31, 2011	82
Goodwill acquired	505
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	587

Intangible assets consist of the following (in millions):



		December 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
	Useful lives from date of acquisitions (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Amortizable intangible assets:
Acquired patents	3 - 18	$	684	$	(53	)	$	631	$	51	$	(4	)	$	47
Acquired technology	2 - 10	133		(32		)	101		38		(15		)	23
Tradename and other	2 - 7	94		(25		)	69		23		(13		)	10
Total		$	911	$	(110	)	$	801	$	112	$	(32	)	$	80

Amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $78 million, $20 million, and $9 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2012, expected amortization expense for the unamortized acquired intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in millions):



2013	$	126
2014	120
2015	112
2016	102
2017	86
Thereafter	255
Total	$	801

- 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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