Goodwill And Acquisition-Related Intangibles, Net

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Acquisition-Related Intangibles, Net

(7) GOODWILL AND ACQUISITION-RELATED INTANGIBLES, NET

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 are as follows (in millions):



	As of March 31, 2015			Activity		Effects of Foreign Currency Translation			As of March 31, 2016
Goodwill	$	2,081		$	—	$	(3	)	$	2,078
Accumulated impairment	(368		)	—		—			(368		)
Total	$	1,713		$	—	$	(3	)	$	1,710

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 are as follows (in millions):



	As of March 31, 2014			Activity		Effects of Foreign Currency Translation			As of March 31, 2015
Goodwill	$	2,091		$	—	$	(10	)	$	2,081
Accumulated impairment	(368		)	—		—			(368		)
Total	$	1,723		$	—	$	(10	)	$	1,713

Acquisition-related intangibles, consisted of the following (in millions):



	As of March 31, 2016							As of March 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Acquisition- Related Intangibles, Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Acquisition- Related Intangibles, Net
Developed and core technology	$	412	$	(368	)	$	44	$	531	$	(439	)	$	92
Trade names and trademarks	106		(93		)	13		130		(111		)	19
Registered user base and other intangibles	5		(5		)	—		87		(87		)	—
Carrier contracts and related	85		(85		)	—		85		(85		)	—
Total	$	608	$	(551	)	$	57	$	833	$	(722	)	$	111

During fiscal year 2016, we retired $225 million gross carrying amount of fully-amortized intangible assets. Amortization of intangibles for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are classified in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows (in millions):



	Year Ended March 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Cost of service and other	$	33	$	36	$	27
Cost of product	14		16		33
Operating expenses	7		14		16
Total	$	54	$	66	$	76

Acquisition-related intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of their estimated useful lives or the agreement terms, typically from 2 to 14 years. As of March 31, 2016 and 2015, the weighted-average remaining useful life for acquisition-related intangible assets was approximately 1.6 years and 2.8 years for each period, respectively.

As of March 31, 2016, future amortization of acquisition-related intangibles that will be recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations is estimated as follows (in millions):



Fiscal Year Ending March 31,
2017	38
2018	17
2019	2
Total	$	57

- 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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