Intangible Assets And Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets

Amortized intangible assets were comprised of the following:



	September 29, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Completed technology	$	635	$	630	$	635	$	627
Patents	277		277		277		277
Customer-related	137		118		137		103
Licensed technology	23		18		23		18
Other intangibles	90		89		90		89
	$	1,162	$	1,132	$	1,162	$	1,114

Amortization expense on intangible assets was $6 million for the three months ended September 29, 2012 and $50 million for the three months ended October 1, 2011. For the nine months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, amortization expense on intangible assets was $18 million and $150 million, respectively. As of September 29, 2012, annual amortization expense is estimated to be $25 million in 2012, $10 million in 2013, $8 million in 2014, $3 million in 2015 and $2 million in 2016.

Amortized intangible assets, excluding goodwill, by segment:



	September 29, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Government	$	53	$	48	$	53	$	48
Enterprise	1,109		1,084		1,109		1,066
	$	1,162	$	1,132	$	1,162	$	1,114

Goodwill

The following table displays a rollforward of the carrying amount of goodwill by segment from January 1, 2012 to September 29, 2012:



	Government			Enterprise			Total
Balances as of January 1, 2012:
Aggregate goodwill acquired/divested	$	350		$	2,642		$	2,992
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(1,564		)	(1,564		)
Goodwill, net of impairment losses	$	350		$	1,078		$	1,428
Goodwill acquired	—			3			3
Goodwill divested	(1		)	—			(1		)
Balance as of September 29, 2012:
Aggregate goodwill acquired/divested	$	349		$	2,645		$	2,994
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(1,564		)	(1,564		)
Goodwill, net of impairment losses	$	349		$	1,081		$	1,430

- 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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