Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill attributable to BB&T’s operating segments are reflected in the table below. There have been no goodwill impairments recorded to date.



	Community Banking			Residential Mortgage Banking		Dealer Financial Services		Specialized Lending			Insurance Holdings			Financial Services		Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Goodwill, January 1, 2014	$	4,924		$	7	$	111	$	88		$	1,492		$	192	$	6,814
Acquired goodwill, net	29			—		—		—			12			—		41
Contingent consideration	—			—		—		—			14			—		14
Other adjustments	(319		)	319		—		—			—			—		—
Goodwill, December 31, 2014	4,634			326		111		88			1,518			192		6,869
Acquired goodwill, net	1,501			43		—		155			16			11		1,726
American Coastal sale	—			—		—		—			(49		)	—		(49		)
Other adjustments	5			—		—		—			(3		)	—		2
Goodwill, December 31, 2015	6,140			369		111		243			1,482			203		8,548
Acquired goodwill, net	753			39		—		2			270			9		1,073
Other adjustments	139			8		—		(132		)	—			2		17
Goodwill, December 31, 2016	$	7,032		$	416	$	111	$	113		$	1,752		$	214	$	9,638

Identifiable Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

The following table presents information for identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization:



		December 31, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Wtd. Avg. Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	(Years)	(Dollars in millions)
CDI	7.9	$	970	$	(710	)	$	260	$	903	$	(634	)	$	269
Other, primarily customer relationship intangibles	13.0	1,415		(821		)	594		1,164		(747		)	417
Total		$	2,385	$	(1,531	)	$	854	$	2,067	$	(1,381	)	$	686

Future Amortization Expense of Identifiable Intangible Assets



	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021
	(Dollars in millions)
Estimated amortization expense of identifiable intangibles	$	141	$	123	$	104	$	87	$	74