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Intangible Assets, Net
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net  
Intangible Assets, Net

12.    Intangible Assets, Net

June 30,

December 31,

($ in millions)

    

2022

    

2021

Acquired customer relationships and other intangibles (net of accumulated amortization and impairment losses of $1.1 billion at June 30, 2022, and $862 million at December 31, 2021)

$

1,381

$

1,593

Capitalized software (net of accumulated amortization of $198 million at June 30, 2022, and $187 million at December 31, 2021)

73

74

Other intangibles (net of accumulated amortization of $96 million at June 30, 2022, and $97 million at December 31, 2021)

20

21

$

1,474

$

1,688

Total amortization expense of intangible assets amounted to $39 million and $45 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $84 million and $90 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

As discussed in Note 1, the deteriorating circumstances resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in a triggering event for the company’s Russian long-lived asset group. In the second quarter of 2022, Ball recorded a non-cash impairment charge totaling $131 million related to acquired customer relationships and other intangibles associated with the company’s Russian aluminum beverage packaging business.