Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Text Block]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill — The change in the carrying amount of goodwill in 2017 is due to currency fluctuation and the acquisitions of USM – Warren and 80% interests in BFP and BPT. See Note 2 for additional information.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment —



	Light Vehicle		Commercial Vehicle		Off-Highway		Power Technologies		Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	—	$	6	$	78	$	6	$	90
Acquisitions	4				39				43
Currency impact			1						1
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	4	$	7	$	117	$	6	$	134

Components of other intangible assets —



		March 31, 2017							December 31, 2016
	Weighted Average Useful Life (years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Impairment and Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Impairment and Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Amortizable intangible assets
Core technology	7	$	92	$	(84	)	$	8	$	88	$	(83	)	$	5
Trademarks and trade names	15	18		(2		)	16		6		(2		)	4
Customer relationships	8	449		(378		)	71		389		(374		)	15
Non-amortizable intangible assets
Trademarks and trade names		65					65		65					65
Used in research and development activities		20					20		20					20
		$	644	$	(464	)	$	180	$	568	$	(459	)	$	109

The net carrying amounts of intangible assets, other than goodwill, attributable to each of our operating segments at March 31, 2017 were as follows: Light Vehicle — $55, Commercial Vehicle — $36, Off-Highway — $76 and Power Technologies — $13.

Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets —



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Charged to cost of sales	$	1	$	—
Charged to amortization of intangibles	2		2
Total amortization	$	3	$	2

The following table provides the estimated aggregate pre-tax amortization expense related to intangible assets for each of the next five years based on March 31, 2017 exchange rates. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates due to such factors as currency translation, customer turnover, impairments, additional intangible asset acquisitions and other events.



	Remainder of 2017		2018		2019		2020		2021
Amortization expense	$	9	$	9	$	8	$	7	$	7

- 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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