Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:



(In millions)	Enterprise Security			Consumer Digital Safety			Total
Balance as of March 30, 2018	$	5,734		$	2,585		$	8,319
Acquisitions	7			6			13
Translation adjustments	(2		)	(2		)	(4		)
Balance as of September 28, 2018	$	5,739		$	2,589		$	8,328

Intangible assets, net



	September 28, 2018							March 30, 2018
(In millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships	$	1,464	$	(457	)	$	1,007	$	1,462	$	(357	)	$	1,105
Developed technology	1,020		(453		)	567		1,037		(361		)	676
Finite-lived trade names and other	13		(9		)	4		13		(8		)	5
Total finite-lived intangible assets	2,497		(919		)	1,578		2,512		(726		)	1,786
Indefinite-lived trade names	852		—			852		852		—			852
In-process research and development	3		—			3		5		—			5
Total intangible assets	$	3,352	$	(919	)	$	2,433	$	3,369	$	(726	)	$	2,643

Amortization expense for purchased intangible assets is summarized below:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended				Statements of Operations Classification
(In millions)	September 28, 2018		September 29, 2017		September 28, 2018		September 29, 2017		Statements of Operations Classification
Customer relationships and other	$	51	$	55	$	104	$	114	Operating expenses
Developed technology	59		61		117		116		Cost of revenues
Total	$	110	$	116	$	221	$	230

As of September 28, 2018, future amortization expense related to intangible assets that have finite lives is as follows by fiscal year:



(In millions)	September 28, 2018
Remainder of 2019	$	219
2020	437
2021	326
2022	264
2023	222
Thereafter	110
Total	$	1,578

- 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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