Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was as follows:



	Performance Coatings		Industrial Coatings		Architectural Coatings – EMEA			Optical and Specialty Materials			Commodity Chemicals		Glass		Total
	(Millions)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	1,139	$	484	$	933		$	48		$	6	$	50	$	2,660
Acquisitions	20		12		11			—			—		—		43
Currency	5		1		(3		)	(1		)	—		1		3
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	1,164	$	497	$	941		$	47		$	6	$	51	$	2,706

The carrying amount of acquired trademarks with indefinite lives as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 totaled $320 million and $316 million respectively.

The Company’s identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are being amortized over their estimated useful lives and are detailed below:



	September 30, 2012							December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Millions)
Acquired technology	$	515	$	(340	)	$	175	$	511	$	(308	)	$	203
Customer-related intangibles	968		(467		)	501		945		(412		)	533
Tradenames	119		(55		)	64		116		(50		)	66
Other	35		(29		)	6		32		(25		)	7
Balance	$	1,637	$	(891	)	$	746	$	1,604	$	(795	)	$	809

Aggregate amortization expense related to these identifiable intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $27 million and $83 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $30 million and $92 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2012, estimated future amortization expense of identifiable intangible assets is as follows: $30 million for the remaining three months of 2012, approximately $105 million in 2013 through 2015 and approximately $85 million in 2016 and 2017.

- 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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