Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill were as follows:



(In thousands)	Domestic		Global			Total

Balance at the end of 2015	$	730,837	$	68,345		$	799,182
Purchase price allocation adjustments for Cerner Health Services	51,827		(4,887		)	46,940
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other	—		(1,922		)	(1,922		)

Balance at the end of 2016	782,664		61,536			844,200
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other	—		8,805			8,805

Balance at the end of 2017	$	782,664	$	70,341		$	853,005

A summary of net intangible assets is as follows:



	2017				2016
(In thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization

Customer lists	$	472,697	$	195,190	$	469,353	$	153,750
Purchased software	369,728		282,141		368,174		225,754
Internal use software	114,574		60,924		87,966		47,325
Trade names	41,224		16,961		40,583		11,156
Other	46,581		9,835		44,844		6,888

Total	$	1,044,804	$	565,051	$	1,010,920	$	444,873

Intangible assets, net			$	479,753			$	566,047

Amortization expense for 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $118 million, $118 million and $116 million, respectively.

Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows:



(In thousands)

2018	$	106,507
2019	102,416
2020	59,355
2021	52,929
2022	47,703

- 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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