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Asset Impairment Charge - Capitalized Software Held For Sale
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Asset Impairment Charge - Capitalized Software Held For Sale 
Asset Impairment Charge - Capitalized Software Held For Sale

3.     Asset Impairment Charge – Capitalized Software Held for Sale

Our capitalized software held for sale is amortized over three years.  At each balance sheet date, or earlier if an indicator of an impairment exists, we evaluate the recoverability of unamortized capitalized software costs based on estimated future undiscounted revenues net of estimated related costs over the remaining amortization period.  At the end of the second quarter of 2010, our Horizon Enterprise Revenue ManagementTM ("HzERM") software product became generally available.  In October 2010, we decreased our estimated revenues over the next 24 months for our HzERM software product and as a result, concluded that the estimated future revenues, net of estimated related costs, were insufficient to recover its carrying value.  Accordingly, we recorded a $72 million non-cash impairment charge in the second quarter of 2011 within our Technology Solutions segment's cost of sales to reduce the carrying value of the software product to its net realizable value.