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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

NOTE 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill attributable to each of BB&T's operating segments is reflected in the table below. To date, there have been no goodwill impairments recorded by BB&T.

				Residential		Dealer
		Community		Mortgage		Financial		Specialized		Insurance		Financial
		Banking		Banking		Services		Lending		Services		Services		Total

		(Dollars in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2012		$	4,542	$	7	$	111	$	94	$	1,132	$	192	$	6,078
	Acquisitions		3		―		―		―		346		―		349
	Contingent consideration		―		―		―		―		2		―		2
	Other adjustments		―		―		―		―		(1)		―		(1)
Balance, June 30, 2012		$	4,545	$	7	$	111	$	94	$	1,479	$	192	$	6,428

The following table presents the gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for BB&T’s identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization:

				June 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
				Gross				Net		Gross				Net
				Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
				Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount

				(Dollars in millions)
	Identifiable intangible assets:
		Core deposit intangibles		$	626	$	(502)	$	124	$	626	$	(484)	$	142
		Other (1)			1,077		(518)		559		787		(485)		302
			Totals	$	1,703	$	(1,020)	$	683	$	1,413	$	(969)	$	444


(1)	Other identifiable intangibles are primarily customer relationship intangibles.

During the second quarter of 2012, BB&T acquired the life and property and casualty insurance divisions of Crump Group Inc. The change in goodwill and other identifiable intangibles was primarily the result of this acquisition, although the final purchase accounting has not been completed.

- 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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