Intangible Assets Including Goodwill:

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Intangible Assets Including Goodwill:

10. Intangible Assets Including Goodwill: The following table details the company’s intangible asset balances by major asset class:

	At March 31, 2013
(Dollars in millions)	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
Intangible asset class	Amount		Amortization			Amount
Capitalized software	$	1,525	$	(670	)	$	855
Client relationships	2,067		(1,001		)	1,066
Completed technology	2,613		(1,093		)	1,519
In-process R&D	15		—			15
Patents/trademarks	282		(139		)	143
Other(a)	12		(9		)	3
Total	$	6,514	$	(2,913	)	$	3,601

	At December 31, 2012
(Dollars in millions)	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
Intangible asset class	Amount		Amortization			Amount
Capitalized software	$	1,527	$	(665	)	$	861
Client relationships	2,103		(961		)	1,142
Completed technology	2,709		(1,112		)	1,597
In-process R&D	28		—			28
Patents/trademarks	281		(127		)	154
Other(a)	31		(27		)	3
Total	$	6,679	$	(2,892	)	$	3,787

(a) Other intangibles are primarily acquired proprietary and non-proprietary business processes, methodologies and systems.

The net carrying amount of intangible assets decreased $186 million during the first quarter of 2013, primarily due to amortization. The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $331 million and $310 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition, in the first quarter of 2013, the company retired $308 million of fully amortized intangible assets, impacting both the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization by this amount.

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 March 31, 2013:

	Capitalized		Acquired
(Dollars in millions)	Software		Intangibles		Total
2013 (for Q2-Q4)	$	398	$	548	$	946
2014	333		629		962
2015	117		501		618
2016	7		462		468
2017	—		344		344

The change in the goodwill balances by reportable segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2012 are as follows:

											Foreign
											Currency
					Purchase						Translation
(Dollars in millions)	Balance		Goodwill		Price						And Other			Balance
Segment	01/01/13		Additions		Adjustments			Divestitures			Adjustments			3/31/13
Global Business Services	$	4,357	$	—	$	0		$	—		$	(82	)	$	4,275
Global Technology Services	2,916		—		1			—			(28		)	2,889
Software	20,405		33		(29		)	(2		)	(111		)	20,297
Systems and Technology	1,568		—		(4		)	—			(0		)	1,564
Total	$	29,247	$	33	$	(31	)	$	(2	)	$	(222	)	$	29,025

											Foreign
											Currency
					Purchase						Translation
(Dollars in millions)	Balance		Goodwill		Price						And Other		Balance
Segment	01/01/12		Additions		Adjustments			Divestitures			Adjustments		12/31/12
Global Business Services	$	4,313	$	5	$	(0	)	$	(2	)	$	42	$	4,357
Global Technology Services	2,646		264		—			(0		)	6		2,916
Software	18,121		2,182		(30		)	(6		)	137		20,405
Systems and Technology	1,133		443		(0		)	(14		)	6		1,568
Total	$	26,213	$	2,894	$	(30	)	$	(22	)	$	192	$	29,247

Purchase price adjustments recorded in the first three months of 2013 and full year 2012 were related to acquisitions that were completed on or prior to December 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011, respectively, and were still subject to the measurement period that ends at the earlier of 12 months from the acquisition date or when information becomes available. There were no goodwill impairment losses recorded during the first three months of 2013 or the full year of 2012 and the company has no accumulated impairment losses.

- 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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