Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL, CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE F – GOODWILL, CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at December 31, 2012 were as follows:



	At December 31, 2012
	Gross Amortizable Assets		Less: Fully Amortized Assets		Remaining Amortizable Assets		Accumulated Amortization on Remaining Amortizable Assets		Net Assets
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	5,651	$	4,740	$	911	$	301	$	610
Internally developed software products	1,487		638		849		310		539
Other intangible assets	813		429		384		237		147
Total capitalized software and other intangible assets	$	7,951	$	5,807	$	2,144	$	848	$	1,296

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at March 31, 2012 were as follows:



	At March 31, 2012
	Gross Amortizable Assets		Less: Fully Amortized Assets		Remaining Amortizable Assets		Accumulated Amortization on Remaining Amortizable Assets		Net Assets
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	5,628	$	4,733	$	895	$	228	$	667
Internally developed software products	1,366		574		792		258		534
Other intangible assets	814		412		402		214		188
Total capitalized software and other intangible assets	$	7,808	$	5,719	$	2,089	$	700	$	1,389

Based on the capitalized software and other intangible assets recorded through December 31, 2012, the projected annual amortization expense for fiscal year 2013 and the next four fiscal years is expected to be as follows:



	Year Ended March 31,
	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	107	$	101	$	90	$	89	$	87
Internally developed software products	156		159		136		105		72
Other intangible assets	54		49		40		26		9
Total	$	317	$	309	$	266	$	220	$	168

The Company evaluates the useful lives and recoverability of capitalized software and other intangible assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist. These evaluations require complex assumptions about key factors such as future customer demand, technology trends, and the impact of such factors on the technology the Company acquires and develops for its products.

As of December 31, 2012, no impairment exists and no revisions to useful lives are necessary within our Enterprise Solutions segment. Impairment or revisions to useful lives could result from the use of alternative assumptions that reflect reasonably possible outcomes related to future customer demand or technology trends for certain assets in the Enterprise Solutions segment whose carrying amount is approximately $75 million.

At both December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, the goodwill balance was $5,856 million.

- 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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