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Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill

9. GOODWILL

 

Business combinations entered into by the Bancorp typically include the acquisition of goodwill. Acquisition activity includes acquisitions in the respective period, in addition to purchase accounting adjustments related to previous acquisitions. The Commercial Banking and Consumer Lending segments' goodwill carrying amounts include cumulative impairment charges of $750 million and $215 million, respectively, that were recognized in the fourth quarter of 2008. Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill, by reporting unit, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

  CommercialBranchConsumerInvestment 
($ in millions) BankingBankingLendingAdvisorsTotal
Net carrying value as of December 31, 2009$6131,656 - 1482,417
Acquisition activity -- - - -
Net carrying value as of December 31, 2010$6131,656 - 1482,417
Acquisition activity  - - - - -
Net carrying value as of December 31, 2011$6131,656 - 1482,417
       

The Bancorp completed its annual goodwill impairment test as of September 30, 2011 and determined that no impairment existed. In Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test, the Bancorp compared the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. To determine the fair value of a reporting unit, the Bancorp employed an income-based approach utilizing the reporting unit's forecasted cash flows (including a terminal value approach to estimate cash flows beyond the final year of the forecast) and the reporting unit's estimated cost of equity as the discount rate. The Bancorp believes that this DCF method, using management projections for the respective reporting units and an appropriate risk adjusted discount rate, is most reflective of a market participant's view of fair values given current market conditions. Under the DCF method, the forecasted cash flows were developed for each reporting unit by considering several key business drivers such as new business initiatives, client retention standards, market share changes, anticipated loan and deposit growth, forward interest rates, historical performance, and industry and economic trends, among other considerations.

The long-term growth rate used in determining the terminal value of each reporting unit was estimated at three percent based on the Bancorp's assessment of the minimum expected terminal growth rate of each reporting unit, as well as broader economic considerations such as gross domestic product and inflation. Discount rates were estimated based on a Capital Asset Pricing Model, which considers the risk-free interest rate, market risk premium, beta, and in some cases, unsystematic risk and size premium adjustments specific to a particular reporting unit. The discount rates used to develop the estimated fair value of the reporting units were 16.9% for Commercial Banking, 15.9% for Branch Banking and 18.7% for Investment Advisors.

Based on the results of the Step 1 test, the Bancorp determined that the fair value of the Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, and Investment Advisors segments exceeded their respective carrying values, and consequently, no further testing was required.

The Step 1 analysis prepared for the Bancorp's segments resulted in the fair values of the Commercial Banking and Branch Banking segments exceeding their carrying values, including goodwill, by 9% and 4% respectively, while the fair value of the Investment Advisors segment substantially exceeded its carrying value, including goodwill.

The long-term growth rate required to avoid failing Step 1 for the Commercial Banking reporting unit, with all other assumptions held constant, was 0.3%. Other key assumptions used in forecasting cash flows for the Commercial Banking reporting unit include commercial loan portfolio growth as well as long-term credit loss rates, which are based on long-term historical loss rates and management's expectation of long-term credit quality within the portfolio.

The long-term growth rate required to avoid failing Step 1 for the Branch Banking reporting unit, with all other assumptions held constant, was 1.4%. Other key assumptions used in forecasting cash flows for the Branch Banking reporting unit include deposit growth assumptions, forecasted spreads earned on the unit's deposits, and the impact of recent and anticipated regulatory changes affecting retail banking.

The Bancorp forecasts its deposit growth based on expected growth in loan demand as well as availability and expected use of alternative funding sources over that period. The earnings spread assumption on deposits is based on forward LIBOR rates and the sensitivity of the Bancorp's deposit rates to changes in LIBOR. The Bancorp considered the impact of recent and anticipated regulatory changes that impacted overdraft revenue, debit interchange revenue and credit card revenue in 2011 and will continue to evaluate the potential impact of these changes in 2012 and beyond. Changes in these key assumptions and inputs to these key assumptions could negatively impact the fair value of the Commercial Banking and Branch Banking reporting units in future periods. These changes would include unanticipated regulatory changes, movement in interest rates and economic trends affecting the segments' profitability.