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INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
NOTE 10: INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
The most significant identifiable intangible asset that is separately recognized for our business combinations is customer relationships. Our customer relationships are established through written customer contracts (revenue arrangements). The fair value for customer relationships is determined, as of the date of acquisition, based on estimates and judgments regarding expectations for the estimated future after-tax earnings and cash flows arising from the follow-on sales expected from the customer relationships over the estimated lives, including the probability of expected future contract renewals and sales, less a contributory assets charge, all of which is discounted to present value. We assess the recoverability of the carrying value of our finite-lived identifiable intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. We assess the recoverability of the carrying value of indefinite-lived identifiable intangible assets annually, or under certain circumstances more frequently, such as when events and circumstances indicate there may be an impairment.
Commercial Training Solutions Impairment. During the quarter ended July 2, 2021, we adjusted our Aviation Systems segment reporting to better align our businesses and separated the Commercial Training Solutions (“CTS”) business from our Commercial Aviation Solutions reporting unit, creating a new reporting unit within the Commercial Aviation Solutions sector of our Aviation Systems segment. Immediately before and after our goodwill assignments, we completed an assessment of any potential goodwill impairment under our former and new reporting unit structure and determined that no impairment existed.
To test for potential impairment of the long-lived assets, including identifiable intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, related to CTS, we compared the estimated future cash flows (on an undiscounted basis) to be generated from the use and hypothetical eventual disposition of the asset group to its carrying value and, as a result, we determined the carrying value of the CTS asset group was not recoverable. Next, we prepared an estimate of the fair value of CTS based on a combination of market-based valuation techniques, utilizing quoted market prices and comparable publicly reported transactions and projected discounted cash flows. We compared the fair value of CTS to our carrying value and recorded a $145 million non-cash charge for the impairment of CTS long-lived assets, including $63 million for impairment of identifiable intangible assets, which is included in the “Impairment of goodwill and other assets” line item in our Consolidated Statement of Income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
During the fiscal year ended January 1, 2021, in conjunction with, and in advance of, the tests of goodwill related to our Commercial Aviation Solutions reporting unit, we also performed recoverability tests of the long-lived assets of our Commercial Aviation Solutions reporting unit, including identifiable intangible assets and property, plant and equipment. To test these long-lived assets for recoverability, we compared the estimated future cash flows (on an undiscounted basis) to be generated from the use and hypothetical eventual disposition of the asset group to its carrying value. As a result, we concluded that the long-lived assets of our Commercial Aviation Solutions reporting unit were impaired as of January 1, 2021 and we recorded a $257 million non-cash impairment charge, including $113 million for impairment of identifiable intangible assets in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, which is included in the “Impairment of goodwill and other assets” line item in our Consolidated Statement of Income for fiscal 2020.
Identifiable intangible assets, net are summarized below:
 December 31, 2021January 1, 2021
(In millions)Gross Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying Amount (1)
Gross Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying Amount (1)
Customer relationships$6,194 $1,708 $4,486 $6,863 $1,257 $5,606 
Developed technologies600 322 278 653 261 392 
Contract backlog13 13 — 19 17 2 
Trade names — divisions108 56 52 129 45 84 
Other3 3 — 3 3 — 
Total identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization6,918 2,102 4,816 7,667 1,583 6,084 
In-process research and development21 — 21 21 — 21 
Trade names — corporate1,803 — 1,803 1,803 — 1,803 
Total identifiable intangible assets, net$8,742 $2,102 $6,640 $9,491 $1,583 $7,908 
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(1)During fiscal 2021, we completed the divestiture of six businesses and derecognized $577 million of intangible assets as part of the gain or loss on these divestitures. During fiscal 2020, we completed the divestiture of three businesses and derecognized $296 million of intangible assets as part of the gain or loss on these divestitures. Additionally, in connection with a then-pending divestiture, we reclassified $5 million of identifiable intangible assets to “Assets of disposal group held for sale” in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at January 1, 2021. See Note 3: Business Divestitures and Asset Sales in these Notes for additional information regarding divestitures.
Amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets was $627 million, $729 million and $290 million in fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020 and the two quarters ended January 3, 2020, respectively, and primarily related to the L3Harris Merger and our acquisition of Exelis Inc. (“Exelis”). Amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets was $115 million in fiscal 2019 and primarily related to our acquisition of Exelis.
Future estimated amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets is as follows:
 (In millions)
2022$607 
2023600 
2024562 
2025516 
2026460 
Thereafter2,071 
Total$4,816