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Goodwill
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

NOTE 8. GOODWILL

As part of our organizational realignment discussed in Note 4, the goodwill from the previous Wireless segment was allocated to the Business Solutions and Consumer Mobility segments and the goodwill from the previous Wireline segment was allocated to the Business Solutions and Entertainment and Internet Services segment. The allocation was based on the relative fair value of the portions of the previous Wireless and Wireline segments which were moved into the new Business Solutions, Entertainment and Internet Services and Consumer Mobility segments.

Changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill, by segment were as follows:

 

  Wireless Wireline Business Solutions Entertainment and Internet Services Consumer Mobility International Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013$ 36,106 $ 33,167 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 69,273
Goodwill Acquired  367   -   -   -   -   -   367
Other  (4)   56   -   -   -   -   52
Balance as of December 31, 2014  36,469   33,223   -   -   -   -   69,692
Goodwill Acquired  6   -   -   31,653   -   5,228   36,887
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments  -   -   -   -   -   (610)   (610)
Allocation of Goodwill  (36,471)   (33,226)   44,763   8,422   16,512   -   -
Other  (4)   3   -   -   -   (2)   (3)
Balance as of September 30, 2015$ - $ - $ 44,763 $ 40,075 $ 16,512 $ 4,616 $ 105,966

The majority of our goodwill acquired during 2015 related to our acquisitions of DIRECTV, Nextel Mexico and GSF Telecom (see Note 7). The allocation of goodwill represents goodwill previously assigned to our Wireless and Wireline segments. Other changes to our goodwill in 2015 include foreign currency translation adjustments and the final valuation of Leap Wireless, Inc. (Leap). The majority of our goodwill acquired during 2014 related to our acquisition of Leap. Other changes to our goodwill during 2014 include adjustments related to closing the sale of our Connecticut wireline operations.