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Goodwill and Other Intangibles Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

					Dispositions,
					currency
	Balance at				exchange		Balance at
(In millions)	January 1, 2014		Acquisitions		and other		March 31, 2014

CLL	$	13,522	$	0	$	63	$	13,585
Consumer		10,277		0		109		10,386
Real Estate		742		0		(31)		711
Energy Financial Services		1,507		0		0		1,507
GECAS		147		0		0		147
Total	$	26,195	$	0	$	141	$	26,336

Goodwill balances increased $141 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014, primarily as a result of currency exchange effects of a weaker U.S. dollar. Our reporting units and related goodwill balances are CLL ($13,585 million), Consumer ($10,386 million), Real Estate ($711 million), Energy Financial Services ($1,507 million) and GECAS ($147 million) at March 31, 2014.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

	March 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Gross						Gross
	carrying		Accumulated				carrying		Accumulated
(In millions)	amount		amortization		Net		amount		amortization		Net

Capitalized software	$	2,212	$	(1,721)	$	491	$	2,200	$	(1,707)	$	493
Customer-related		1,325		(805)		520		1,173		(802)		371
Lease valuations		679		(480)		199		703		(498)		205
Present value of future profits (a)		583		(583)		0		574		(574)		0
Patents and technology		108		(103)		5		106		(102)		4
Trademarks		46		(34)		12		49		(36)		13
All other		324		(276)		48		326		(276)		50
Total	$	5,277	$	(4,002)	$	1,275	$	5,131	$	(3,995)	$	1,136

Balances at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 reflect adjustments of $316 million and $322 million, respectively, to the present value of future profits in our run-off insurance operation to reflect the effects that would have been recognized had the related unrealized investment securities holding gains and losses actually been realized.

Amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization was $97 million and $108 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and is recorded in operating and administrative expense on the financial statements.

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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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