Intangible Assets Including Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Intangible Assets Including Goodwill

Intangible asset balances by major asset class

($ in millions)
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
At December 31, 2015:		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Intangible asset class
	Capitalized software	$	1,348	$	(581)	$	767
	Client relationships		1,856		(927)		929
	Completed technology		2,960		(1,397)		1,563
	Patents/trademarks		335		(142)		193
	Other*		44		(10)		35
Total		$	6,543	$	(3,057)	$	3,487
	* Other intangibles are primarily acquired proprietary and nonproprietary business processes, methodologies and systems

($ 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
	Patents/trademarks		374		(214)		161
	Other*		18		(6)		12
Total		$	6,806	$	(3,702)	$	3,104

*     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, 2015:

($ in millions)
	Capitalized		Acquired
	Software		Intangibles		Total
2016	$	426	$	760	$	1,185
2017		256		650		906
2018		85		492		577
2019		—		338		338
2020		—		240		240

Changes in goodwill balances by reportable segment

($ in millions)
									Foreign
									Currency
	Balance				Purchase				Translation			Balance
	January 1,		Goodwill		Price				And Other			December 31,
Segment	2015		Additions		Adjustments		Divestitures		Adjustments*			2015
Cognitive Solutions	$	15,156	$	1,020	$	(2)	$	(18)		$	(535)	$	15,621
Global Business Services		4,555		74		0		(1)			(232)		4,396
Technology Services &
Cloud Platforms		9,373		1,087		(1)		(7)			(296)		10,156
Systems		1,472		410		0		—			(33)		1,848
Total	$	30,556	$	2,590	$	(3)	$	(26)		$	(1,096)	$	32,021
*Primarily driven by foreign currency translation.

($ in millions)
									Foreign
									Currency
	Balance				Purchase				Translation		Balance
	January 1,		Goodwill		Price				And Other		December 31,
Segment	2014		Additions		Adjustments		Divestitures		Adjustments*		2014
Cognitive Solutions	$	15,244	$	311	$	(12)	$	(14)	$	(372)	$	15,156
Global Business Services		4,855		—		0		(52)		(248)		4,555
Technology Services &
Cloud Platforms		9,485		131		16		(8)		(252)		9,373
Systems		1,601		—		—		(110)		(19)		1,472
Total	$	31,184	$	442	$	4	$	(183)	$	(891)	$	30,556
*Primarily driven by foreign currency translation.