Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. The following table shows changes to our goodwill balances by segment during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:



	Wisconsin				Illinois				Other States				Total
(in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014		2015		2014		2015		2014
Balance as of January 1
Gross goodwill	$	441.9	$	441.9	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	441.9	$	441.9
Accumulated impairment losses	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Net goodwill as of January 1	441.9		441.9		—		—		—		—		441.9		441.9
Acquisition of Integrys	1,667.6		—		731.2		—		182.8		—		2,581.6		—

Balance as of December 31
Gross goodwill	2,109.5		441.9		731.2		—		182.8		—		3,023.5		441.9
Accumulated impairment losses	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Net goodwill as of December 31	$	2,109.5	$	441.9	$	731.2	$	—	$	182.8	$	—	$	3,023.5	$	441.9

In the third quarter of 2015, annual impairment tests were completed at all of our reporting units that carried a goodwill balance as of August 31, 2015. No impairments resulted from these tests.

The identifiable intangible assets other than goodwill listed below are part of other long-term assets on our balance sheets. We had no material intangible assets other than goodwill at December 31, 2014.



	December 31, 2015
(in millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Amortized intangible assets ⁽¹⁾	$	16.0	$	(7.8	)	$	8.2
Unamortized intangible assets ⁽²⁾	5.7		—			5.7
Total intangible assets	$	21.7	$	(7.8	)	$	13.9


⁽¹⁾	Primarily relates to contractual service agreements that provide for major maintenance and protection against unforeseen maintenance costs related to the combustion turbine generators at WPS's Fox Energy Center. The remaining weighted-average amortization period for our amortized intangible assets at December 31, 2015, was approximately three years.


⁽²⁾	Consists primarily of a trade name.

- 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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