Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following summarizes the changes in our goodwill, by segment (in millions of dollars):



	Car Rental			Equipment Rental			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2013
Goodwill	$	1,287.5		$	775.4		$	2,062.9
Accumulated impairment losses	(46.1		)	(674.9		)	(721.0		)
	1,241.4			100.5			1,341.9

Goodwill acquired during the period	—			—			—
Adjustments to previously recorded purchase price allocation^(a)	9.2			4.6			13.8
Other changes during the period^(b)	(2.9		)	(0.1		)	(3.0		)
	6.3			4.5			10.8

Balance as of March 31, 2013
Goodwill	1,293.8			779.9			2,073.7
Accumulated impairment losses	(46.1		)	(674.9		)	(721.0		)
	$	1,247.7		$	105.0		$	1,352.7



	Car Rental			Equipment Rental			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2012
Goodwill	$	419.3		$	693.8		$	1,113.1
Accumulated impairment losses	(46.1		)	(674.9		)	(721.0		)
	373.2			18.9			392.1

Goodwill acquired during the year	884.9			82.0			966.9
Adjustments to previously recorded purchase price allocation^(c)	(15.3		)	—			(15.3		)
Other changes during the year^(d)	(1.4		)	(0.4		)	(1.8		)
	868.2			81.6			949.8

Balance as of December 31, 2012
Goodwill	1,287.5			775.4			2,062.9
Accumulated impairment losses	(46.1		)	(674.9		)	(721.0		)
	$	1,241.4		$	100.5		$	1,341.9

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(a)	Consists of adjustments related to purchase accounting and deferred tax during 2013.


(b)	Primarily consists of changes resulting from the translation of foreign currencies at different exchange rates from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.


(c)	Consists of deferred tax adjustments recorded during 2012.


(d)	Primarily consists of changes resulting from disposals and the translation of foreign currencies at different exchange rates from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

Other intangible assets, net, consisted of the following major classes (in millions of dollars):



	March 31, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer-related	$	694.6	$	(451.3	)	$	243.3
Other⁽¹⁾	457.4		(46.9		)	410.5
Total	1,152.0		(498.2		)	653.8
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trade name	3,330.0		—			3,330.0
Other⁽²⁾	18.2		—			18.2
Total	3,348.2		—			3,348.2
Total other intangible assets, net	$	4,500.2	$	(498.2	)	$	4,002.0



	December 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer-related	$	694.7	$	(434.0	)	$	260.7
Other⁽¹⁾	459.6		(33.8		)	425.8
Total	1,154.3		(467.8		)	686.5
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trade name	3,330.0		—			3,330.0
Other⁽²⁾	15.6		—			15.6
Total	3,345.6		—			3,345.6
Total other intangible assets, net	$	4,499.9	$	(467.8	)	$	4,032.1

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(1)	Other amortizable intangible assets primarily include Dollar Thrifty concession agreements, Donlen trade name, reacquired franchise rights, non-compete agreements and technology-related intangibles.


(2)	Other indefinite-lived intangible assets primarily consist of reacquired franchise rights.

Amortization of other intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $30.5 million and $19.2 million, respectively. Based on our amortizable intangible assets as of March 31, 2013, we expect amortization expense to be approximately $90.1 million for the remainder of 2013, $116.3 million in 2014, $113.8 million in 2015, $64.9 million in 2016 and $51.8 million in 2017.

- 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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