Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. Amortizable intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives with no estimated residual values, which materially approximates the expected pattern of use.



	December 31, 2017							December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Balance		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Balance
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	881.4	$	(214.8	)	$	666.6	$	875.8	$	(163.9	)	$	711.9
Intellectual property	788.1		(332.7		)	455.4		726.0		(218.2		)	507.8
Licenses	419.5		(206.9		)	212.6		413.2		(153.5		)	259.7
Brand names	125.7		(46.5		)	79.2		123.7		(32.1		)	91.6
Trade names	98.7		(14.7		)	84.0		97.4		(8.1		)	89.3
Patents and other	27.1		(14.5		)	12.6		28.0		(14.2		)	13.8
	2,340.5		(830.1		)	1,510.4		2,264.1		(590.0		)	1,674.1
Non-amortizable intangible assets:
Trade names	96.3		(2.1		)	94.2		96.3		(2.1		)	94.2
Total intangible assets	$	2,436.8	$	(832.2	)	$	1,604.6	$	2,360.4	$	(592.1	)	$	1,768.3

The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Amortization expense	$	260.0	$	251.9	$	245.5

Estimated intangible asset amortization expense for the year ending December 31, 2018 and each of the subsequent four years:



	Year Ending December 31,
	2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
Amortization expense	$	254.5	$	240.3	$	211.7	$	136.9	$	131.5

The table below reconciles the change in the carrying value of goodwill, by business segment, for the period from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017.



	Gaming⁽¹⁾			Lottery⁽²⁾			Interactive		Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	2,486.0		$	417.9		$	109.8	$	3,013.7
Foreign currency adjustments	(57.4		)	1.1			—		(56.3		)
Impairment charges	—			(69.0		)	—		(69.0		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	2,428.6			350.0			109.8		2,888.4
Acquired goodwill	—			—			14.6		14.6
Foreign currency adjustments	46.9			6.2			—		53.1
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	2,475.5		$	356.2		$	124.4	$	2,956.1

^{(1) Accumulated goodwill impairment charges for the Gaming segment as of December 31, 2017 were}^{$935.0 million}^.

^{(2) Accumulated goodwill impairment charges for the Lottery segment as of December 31, 2017 were}^{$136.6 million}^.

- 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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