Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL, CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE E – GOODWILL, CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at December 31, 2013 were as follows:



	At December 31, 2013
	Gross Amortizable Assets		Less: Fully Amortized Assets		Remaining Amortizable Assets		Accumulated Amortization on Remaining Amortizable Assets		Net Assets
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	5,693	$	4,797	$	896	$	334	$	562
Internally developed software products	1,560		722		838		391		447
Other intangible assets	846		486		360		240		120
Total capitalized software and other intangible assets	$	8,099	$	6,005	$	2,094	$	965	$	1,129

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at March 31, 2013 were as follows:



	At March 31, 2013
	Gross Amortizable Assets		Less: Fully Amortized Assets		Remaining Amortizable Assets		Accumulated Amortization on Remaining Amortizable Assets		Net Assets
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	5,597	$	4,735	$	862	$	309	$	553
Internally developed software products	1,528		661		867		327		540
Other intangible assets	816		429		387		249		138
Total capitalized software and other intangible assets	$	7,941	$	5,825	$	2,116	$	885	$	1,231

Based on the capitalized software and other intangible assets recorded through December 31, 2013, the projected annual amortization expense for fiscal year 2014 and the next four fiscal years is expected to be as follows:



	Year Ended March 31,
	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	117	$	109	$	107	$	105	$	102
Internally developed software products	166		151		119		85		40
Other intangible assets	63		57		28		9		5
Total	$	346	$	317	$	254	$	199	$	147

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 those factors on the technology the Company acquires and develops for its products. Impairments 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 assets within the Enterprise Solutions segment.

Goodwill activity by segment for the nine months ended December 31, 2013 was as follows:



(in millions)	Mainframe Solutions		Enterprise Solutions			Services		Total
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	4,178	$	1,612		$	81	$	5,871
Revision to preliminary purchase price allocation of prior year acquisition	—		(6		)	—		(6		)
Balance at March 31, 2013 as revised	$	4,178	$	1,606		$	81	$	5,865
Acquisitions	—		55			—		55
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		2			—		2
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	4,178	$	1,663		$	81	$	5,922

- 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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