|
Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
|
12 Months Ended |
|
Dec. 31, 2014
|
| Changes in Carrying Amount of Wireless Licenses |
Changes in the carrying
amount of Wireless licenses are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(dollars in millions) |
|
|
Balance at January 1,
2013
|
|
$ |
77,744 |
|
|
Acquisitions (Note
2)
|
|
|
579 |
|
|
Dispositions (Note
2)
|
|
|
(2,361 |
) |
|
Capitalized interest on
wireless licenses
|
|
|
566 |
|
|
Reclassifications,
adjustments and other
|
|
|
(781 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
December 31, 2013
|
|
$ |
75,747 |
|
|
Acquisitions (Note
2)
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
Dispositions (Note
2)
|
|
|
(1,978 |
) |
|
Capitalized interest on
wireless licenses
|
|
|
167 |
|
|
Reclassifications,
adjustments and other
|
|
|
961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
December 31, 2014
|
|
$ |
75,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill |
Changes in the carrying
amount of Goodwill are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
(dollars in
millions) |
|
|
|
|
Wireless |
|
|
Wireline |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Balance at January 1,
2013
|
|
$ |
18,172 |
|
|
$ |
5,967 |
|
|
$ |
24,139 |
|
|
Acquisitions (Note
2)
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
December 31, 2013
|
|
$ |
18,376 |
|
|
$ |
6,258 |
|
|
$ |
24,634 |
|
|
Acquisitions (Note
2)
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
Dispositions (Note
2)
|
|
|
– |
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
Reclassifications,
adjustments and other
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
December 31, 2014
|
|
$ |
18,390 |
|
|
$ |
6,249 |
|
|
$ |
24,639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Composition of Other Intangible Assets, Net |
The following table
displays the composition of Other intangible assets,
net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(dollars in
millions) |
|
|
|
|
2014 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
|
At
December 31, |
|
Gross
Amount |
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
|
Net
Amount |
|
|
Gross
Amount |
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
|
Net
Amount |
|
|
Customer lists (5 to 13
years)
|
|
$ |
3,618 |
|
|
$ |
(2,924 |
) |
|
$ |
694 |
|
|
$ |
3,639 |
|
|
$ |
(2,660 |
) |
|
$ |
979 |
|
|
Non-network internal-use
software (3 to 7 years)
|
|
|
13,194 |
|
|
|
(8,462 |
) |
|
|
4,732 |
|
|
|
11,770 |
|
|
|
(7,317 |
) |
|
|
4,453 |
|
|
Other (2 to 25
years)
|
|
|
670 |
|
|
|
(368 |
) |
|
|
302 |
|
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
(323 |
) |
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
17,482 |
|
|
$ |
(11,754 |
) |
|
$ |
5,728 |
|
|
$ |
16,100 |
|
|
$ |
(10,300 |
) |
|
$ |
5,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets |
The amortization expense
for Other intangible assets was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years |
|
(dollars in millions) |
|
|
2014
|
|
$ |
1,567 |
|
|
2013
|
|
|
1,587 |
|
|
2012
|
|
|
1,540 |
|
|
| Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets |
Estimated annual
amortization expense for Other intangible assets is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years |
|
(dollars in millions) |
|
|
2015
|
|
$ |
1,428 |
|
|
2016
|
|
|
1,193 |
|
|
2017
|
|
|
1,008 |
|
|
2018
|
|
|
843 |
|
|
2019
|
|
|
613 |
|
|