v3.7.0.1
Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
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, 2017

   $   86,673  

Acquisitions (Note 2)

     76  

Capitalized interest on wireless licenses

     121  

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

     884  
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

   $   87,754  
  

 

 

 

 

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, 2017

   $ 18,393      $ 3,784      $ 5,028      $ 27,205  

Acquisitions (Note 2)

            418        2        420  

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

            3        2        5  
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

   $     18,393      $     4,205      $     5,032      $     27,630  
  

 

 

 

 

Composition of Other Intangible Assets, Net

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

 

     At March 31, 2017      At December 31, 2016  
(dollars in millions)    Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
     Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
 

Customer lists (8 to 10 years)

   $ 3,163      $ (548   $ 2,615      $ 2,884      $ (480   $ 2,404  

Non-network internal-use
software (5 to 7 years)

     16,459        (11,251     5,208        16,135        (10,913     5,222  

Other (6 to 25 years)

     1,707        (618     1,089        1,854        (583     1,271  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     21,329      $     (12,417   $     8,912      $     20,873      $     (11,976   $     8,897  
  

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The amortization expense for Other intangible assets was as follows:

 

(dollars in millions)    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

2017

     $                    452  

2016

     435  

 

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 2017

     $                1,438  

2018

     1,632  

2019

     1,409  

2020

     1,168  

2021

     985