v3.4.0.3
Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
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, 2016

   $   86,575   

Acquisitions (Note 2)

     3   

Capitalized interest on wireless licenses

     128   

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

     124   
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2016

   $ 86,830   
  

 

 

 

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill are as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)    Wireless      Wireline      Other      Total  

Balance at January 1, 2016

   $   18,393       $   4,331       $   2,607       $   25,331   

Acquisitions (Note 2)

                     31         31   

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

             1         1         2   
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2016

   $ 18,393       $ 4,332       $ 2,639       $ 25,364   
  

 

 

 

 

Composition of Other Intangible Assets, Net

The following table displays the composition of Other intangible assets, net:

 

     At March 31, 2016      At December 31, 2015  
(dollars in millions)    Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
     Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
 

Customer lists (5 to 14 years)

   $ 4,136       $ (2,421   $ 1,715       $ 4,139       $ (2,365   $ 1,774   

Non-network internal-use software (3 to 8 years)

     14,769         (9,921     4,848         14,542         (9,620     4,922   

Other (5 to 25 years)

     2,302         (649     1,653         2,220         (578     1,642   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $   21,207       $   (12,991   $   8,216       $   20,901       $   (12,563   $   8,338   
  

 

 

 

Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The amortization expense for Other intangible assets was as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2016

     $        435   

2015

     381   
Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The estimated future amortization expense for Other intangible assets is as follows:

 

Years    (dollars in millions)  

Remainder of 2016

     $    1,309   

2017

     1,561   

2018

     1,379   

2019

     1,149   

2020

     857