Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Note 3. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill — Our goodwill is assigned to our Off-Highway segment. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are due to currency fluctuations.

Components of other intangible assets —

	Weighted	March 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
	Average			Accumulated							Accumulated
	Useful	Gross		Impairment			Net		Gross		Impairment			Net
	Life	Carrying		and			Carrying		Carrying		and			Carrying
	(years)	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Amortizable intangible assets
Core technology	7	$	93	$	(60	)	$	33	$	92	$	(55	)	$	37
Trademarks and trade names	16		4		(1	)		3		4		(1	)		3
Customer relationships	8		555		(271	)		284		545		(250	)		295
Non-amortizable intangible assets
Trademarks and trade names			65					65		65					65
		$	717	$	(332	)	$	385	$	706	$	(306	)	$	400

The net carrying amounts of intangible assets, other than goodwill, attributable to each of our operating segments at March 31, 2012 were as follows: Light Vehicle Driveline (LVD) — $14, Power Technologies — $34, Commercial Vehicle — $234 and Off-Highway — $103.

Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets —

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2011		2010
Charged to cost of sales	$	3	$	4
Charged to amortization of intangibles		19		17
Total amortization	$	22	$	21

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, 2012 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 2012		2013		2014		2015		2016

Amortization expense	$	66	$	88	$	56	$	25	$	23

- 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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