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Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Wireless Licenses

Changes in the carrying amount of Wireless licenses are as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)        

Balance at January 1, 2013

   $   77,744  

Acquisitions (Note 2)

     574  

Dispositions (Note 2)

     (2,338

Capitalized interest on wireless licenses

     419  

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

     104  
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2013

   $   76,503  
  

 

 

 
Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill are as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)    Wireless        Wireline        Total  

Balance at January 1, 2013

   $ 18,172        $ 5,967        $ 24,139  

Acquisitions

     203                   203  

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

               (3        (3
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2013

   $   18,375        $   5,964        $   24,339  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Other Intangible Assets, Net

The following table displays the composition of Other intangible assets, net:

 

     At September 30, 2013      At December 31, 2012  
(dollars in millions)    Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
     Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
 

Customer lists (6 to 13 years)

   $ 3,592      $ (2,589   $ 1,003      $ 3,556      $ (2,338   $ 1,218  

Non-network internal-use software (3 to 7 years)

     11,366        (7,015     4,351        10,415        (6,210     4,205  

Other (2 to 25 years)

     736        (358     378        802        (292     510  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   15,694      $   (9,962   $   5,732      $   14,773      $   (8,840   $   5,933  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The amortization expense for Other intangible assets was as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)    Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

2013

     $                 398        $              1,183  

2012

     384        1,112  
Estimated Annual Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

Estimated annual amortization expense for Other intangible assets is as follows:

 

Years    (dollars in millions)  

2013

     $    1,574  

2014

     1,404  

2015

     1,154  

2016

     914  

2017

     723