1.0.0.3 false Goodwill and Intangible Assets false 1 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] 0 bhi_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsAbstract bhi false na duration string Goodwill and Intangible Assets. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false Goodwill and Intangible Assets. false 3 GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS 1 us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0  <html> <head></head> <body>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are detailed below by segment: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="64%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Drilling</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Completion</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>and</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>and</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Evaluation</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Production</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Total</b></td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="13" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance as of December 31, 2008 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">951</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">438</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">1,389</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Goodwill acquired during the period </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Purchase price and other adjustments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Impact of foreign currency translation adjustments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="13" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance as of June 30, 2009 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> 968</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> 439</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> 1,407</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="13" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Intangible assets are comprised of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="28%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30, 2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>December 31, 2008</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gross</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gross</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Accumulated</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Accumulated</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amortization</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amortization</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net</b></td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="25" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Technology-based </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">263</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right">(132</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">131</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">256</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right">(122</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">134</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Contract-based </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">13</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(8</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">12</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Marketing-related </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">36</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(13</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">23</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">33</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">27</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Customer-based </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">41</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">34</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">37</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">32</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="25" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> 353</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> (160</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> 193</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> 339</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> (141</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right"> 198</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="25" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized either on a straight-line basis with estimated useful lives ranging from 1 to 20 years, or on a basis that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are expected to be realized, which range from 15 to 30 years. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Amortization expense for intangible assets included in net income for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2009 was $12 million and $19 million, respectively, and is estimated to be $31 million for 2009. Estimated amortization expense for each of the subsequent five fiscal years is expected to be as follows: 2010 – $23 million; 2011 – $20 million; 2012 – $18 million; 2013 - $15 million; and 2014 – $14 million. </div> </div> </body> </html>  NOTE 7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true