Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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, 2015 were as follows:



	At December 31, 2015
	Gross Amortizable Assets		Less: Fully Amortized Assets		Remaining Amortizable Assets		Accumulated Amortization on Remaining Amortizable Assets		Net Assets
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	5,987	$	4,863	$	1,124	$	513	$	611
Internally developed software products	1,485		994		491		341		150
Other intangible assets	926		608		318		213		105
Total capitalized software and other intangible assets	$	8,398	$	6,465	$	1,933	$	1,067	$	866

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at March 31, 2015 were as follows:



	At March 31, 2015
	Gross Amortizable Assets		Less: Fully Amortized Assets		Remaining Amortizable Assets		Accumulated Amortization on Remaining Amortizable Assets		Net Assets
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	5,717	$	4,859	$	858	$	413	$	445
Internally developed software products	1,486		835		651		414		237
Other intangible assets	836		556		280		231		49
Total capitalized software and other intangible assets	$	8,039	$	6,250	$	1,789	$	1,058	$	731

Based on the capitalized software and other intangible assets recorded through December 31, 2015, the projected annual amortization expense for fiscal year 2016 and the next four fiscal years is expected to be as follows:



	Year Ended March 31,
	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020
	(in millions)
Purchased software products	$	145	$	152	$	147	$	104	$	85
Internally developed software products	110		79		37		10		1
Other intangible assets	43		15		8		7		6
Total	$	298	$	246	$	192	$	121	$	92

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, 2015 was as follows:



(in millions)	Mainframe Solutions		Enterprise Solutions			Services		Total
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	4,178	$	1,547		$	81	$	5,806
Acquisitions	—		321			—		321
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		(4		)	—		(4		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	4,178	$	1,864		$	81	$	6,123

- 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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