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Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Changes in Carrying Amount of Wireless Licenses

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

 

(dollars in millions)        

Balance at January 1, 2016

   $ 86,575   

Acquisitions (Note 2)

     23   

Capitalized interest on wireless licenses

     259   

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

     124   
  

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2016

   $   86,981   
  

 

 

 
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill are as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)    Wireless      Wireline     Other      Total  

Balance at January 1, 2016

   $ 18,393       $ 4,331      $ 2,607       $ 25,331   

Acquisitions (Note 2)

                    82         82   

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

             (107     111         4   
  

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2016

   $   18,393       $   4,224      $   2,800       $   25,417   
  

 

 

 
Composition of Other Intangible Assets, Net

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

 

     At June 30, 2016      At December 31, 2015  
(dollars in millions)    Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
     Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
 

Customer lists (6 to 14 years)

   $ 4,141       $ (2,477   $ 1,664       $ 4,139       $ (2,365   $ 1,774   

Non-network internal-use software (3 to 8 years)

     15,127         (10,198     4,929         14,542         (9,620     4,922   

Other (5 to 25 years)

     1,357         (551     806         1,346         (450     896   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $   20,625       $   (13,226   $   7,399       $   20,027       $   (12,435   $   7,592   
  

 

 

 
Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The amortization expense for Other intangible assets was as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)    Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

2016

     $       401         $       836   

2015

     428         809   
Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The estimated future amortization expense for Other intangible assets is as follows:

 

Years    (dollars in millions)  

Remainder of 2016

     $       788   

2017

     1,420   

2018

     1,252   

2019

     1,046   

2020

     839