Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets Net [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

Note 9. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Net

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2011 by segment is as follows:

								Currency
		December 31,						Translation		June 30,
		2010		Acquisitions		Divestitures		Adjustment		2011

Aerospace	$	1,883	$	-	$	-	$	8	$	1,891
Automation and Control
Solutions		7,907		32		(12)		175		8,102
Specialty Materials		1,291		-		-		10		1,301
Transportation Systems		194		-		-		4		198
	$	11,275	$	32	$	(12)	$	197	$	11,492


		June 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
		Gross				Net		Gross				Net
		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
		Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Determinable life intangibles:
Patents and technology	$	1,122	$	(729)	$	393	$	1,101	$	(676)	$	425
Customer relationships		1,610		(453)		1,157		1,688		(399)		1,289
Trademarks		266		(89)		177		186		(84)		102
Other		203		(137)		66		512		(404)		108
		3,201		(1,408)		1,793		3,487		(1,563)		1,924

Indefinite life intangibles:
Trademarks		554		-		554		613		-		613
	$	3,755	$	(1,408)	$	2,347	$	4,100	$	(1,563)	$	2,537

Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was $125 and $119 million, respectively.

We completed our annual impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles as of March 31, 2011 and determined that there was no impairment as of that date.

- Definition

Discloses 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 or 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. This element may be used as a single block of text to include the entire intangible asset disclosure including data and tables.

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