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Intangible Assets, Net
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets, Net
Note 7—Intangible Assets, Net
At September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets consisted of customer relationships of $6.8 billion, Visa tradename of $2.6 billion and a Visa Europe franchise right of $1.5 billion, all of which were acquired as part of the Company’s October 2007 reorganization. Customer relationships represent the value of relationships with clients outside of the United States, excluding the European Union. Tradenames represent the value of the Visa brand outside of the United States, excluding the European Union. Visa Europe’s franchise right represents the value of the right to franchise the use of the Visa brand, use of Visa technology and access to the overall Visa network in the European Union.
Indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following: 
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
(in millions)
Finite-lived intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
$
339

 
$
(125
)
 
$
214

 
$
339

 
$
(84
)
 
$
255

Tradenames
192

 
(41
)
 
151

 
192

 
(28
)
 
164

Reseller relationships
95

 
(36
)
 
59

 
95

 
(25
)
 
70

Other
52

 
(8
)
 
44

 
52

 
(4
)
 
48

Total finite-lived intangible assets
$
678

 
$
(210
)
 
$
468

 
$
678

 
$
(141
)
 
$
537

Indefinite-lived intangible assets
 
 
 
 
10,883

 
 
 
 
 
10,883

Total intangible assets, net
 
 
 
 
$
11,351

 
 
 
 
 
$
11,420


Amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was $69 million, $68 million and $63 million for fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At September 30, 2013, estimated future amortization expense on finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:
Fiscal (in millions)
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018 and
thereafter
 
Total
Estimated future amortization expense
$
66

 
$
62

 
$
49

 
$
47

 
$
244

 
$
468


There was no impairment related to the Company’s indefinite-lived or finite-lived intangible assets during fiscal 2013, 2012 or 2011.