Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we completed business acquisitions that were not material to our condensed consolidated financial statements, either individually or in the aggregate. Accordingly, pro forma historical results of operations related to these business acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2018 have not been presented. We have included the financial results of these business acquisitions in our condensed consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are as follows (in millions):



Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	18,221
Goodwill acquired	47
Balance as of March 31, 2018	$	18,268

Intangible assets consist of the following (in millions):



		March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Weighted-Average Remaining Useful Lives (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Acquired users	3.5	$	2,056	$	(1,043	)	$	1,013	$	2,056	$	(971	)	$	1,085
Acquired technology	1.7	992		(759		)	233		972		(711		)	261
Acquired patents	5.6	785		(516		)	269		785		(499		)	286
Trade names	2.0	629		(433		)	196		629		(406		)	223
Other	2.5	162		(138		)	24		162		(133		)	29
Total intangible assets	3.4	$	4,624	$	(2,889	)	$	1,735	$	4,604	$	(2,720	)	$	1,884

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $169 million and $175 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

As of March 31, 2018, expected amortization expense for the unamortized acquired intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in millions):



The remainder of 2018	$	471
2019	546
2020	371
2021	266
2022	29
Thereafter	52
Total	$	1,735

- 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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