Intangible Assets Including Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Intangible Assets Including Goodwill

Intangible asset balances by major asset class

($ in millions)
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
At December 31, 2014:		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Intangible asset class
	Capitalized software	$	1,375	$	(679)	$	696
	Client relationships		2,208		(1,271)		937
	Completed technology		2,831		(1,533)		1,298
	In-process R&D		—		—		—
	Patents/trademarks		374		(214)		161
	Other*		18		(6)		12
Total		$	6,806	$	(3,702)	$	3,104

($ in millions)
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
At December 31, 2013:		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Intangible asset class
	Capitalized software	$	1,494	$	(699)	$	794
	Client relationships		2,148		(977)		1,171
	Completed technology		2,910		(1,224)		1,687
	In-process R&D		13		—		13
	Patents/trademarks		358		(154)		204
	Other*		7		(5)		2
Total		$	6,930	$	(3,059)	$	3,871

*     Other intangibles are primarily acquired proprietary and nonproprietary business processes, methodologies and systems.

Intangible assets, future amortization expense

The amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years relating to intangible assets currently recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position is estimated to be the following at December 31, 2014:

($ in millions)
	Capitalized		Acquired
	Software		Intangibles		Total
2015	$	420	$	648	$	1,068
2016		211		605		816
2017		65		494		559
2018		—		349		349
2019		—		210		210

Changes in goodwill balances by reportable segment

($ in millions)
									Foreign
									Currency
	Balance				Purchase				Translation			Balance
	January 1,		Goodwill		Price				And Other			December 31,
Segment	2014		Additions		Adjustments		Divestitures		Adjustments			2014
Global Business Services	$	4,334	$	—	$	0	$	0		$	(248)	$	4,086
Global Technology Services		4,129		11		20		(54)			(109)		3,998
Software		21,121		430		(17)		(19)			(516)		21,000
Systems and Technology		1,601		—		—		(110)			(19)		1,472
Total	$	31,184	$	442	$	4	$	(183)		$	(891)	$	30,556

($ in millions)
									Foreign
									Currency
	Balance				Purchase				Translation		Balance
	January 1,		Goodwill		Price				And Other		December 31,
Segment	2013		Additions		Adjustments		Divestitures		Adjustments		2013
Global Business Services	$	4,357	$	—	$	0	$	(3)	$	(21)	$	4,334
Global Technology Services		2,916		1,246		17		—		(50)		4,129
Software		20,405		987		11		(4)		(279)		21,121
Systems and Technology		1,568		13		33		—		(14)		1,601
Total	$	29,247	$	2,246	$	61	$	(7)	$	(363)	$	31,184