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Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Wireless Licenses

Changes in the carrying amount of Wireless licenses are as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)        

Balance at January 1, 2013

   $     77,744  

Capitalized interest on wireless licenses

     133  

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

     (2,232
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2013

   $ 75,645  
  

 

 

 
Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill are as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)    Wireless      Wireline     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2013

   $ 18,172      $ 5,967     $     24,139  

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

            (7     (7
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2013

   $ 18,172      $ 5,960     $ 24,132  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Other Intangible Assets, Net

The following table displays the composition of Other intangible assets, net:

 

     At March 31, 2013      At December 31, 2012  
  

 

 

 
(dollars in millions)    Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
     Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
 

Customer lists (6 to 13 years)

   $ 3,552      $ (2,419   $ 1,133      $ 3,556      $ (2,338   $ 1,218  

Non-network internal-use software (3 to 7 years)

     10,682        (6,462     4,220        10,415        (6,210     4,205  

Other (2 to 25 years)

     773        (299     474        802        (292     510  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,007      $ (9,180   $ 5,827      $ 14,773      $ (8,840   $ 5,933  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The amortization expense for Other intangible assets was as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

2013

   $ 386  

2012

     361  
Estimated Annual Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

Estimated annual amortization expense for Other intangible assets is as follows:

  
Years    (dollars in millions)  

2013

   $ 1,657  

2014

     1,282  

2015

     1,071  

2016

     822  

2017

     615