Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
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6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
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| Changes in Carrying Amount of Wireless Licenses |
Changes in the carrying amount of Wireless licenses
are as follows:
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(dollars in millions) |
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Balance at January 1, 2017
|
|
$ |
86,673 |
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Acquisitions (Note 2)
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|
|
76 |
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|
Capitalized interest on wireless licenses
|
|
|
239 |
|
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Reclassifications, adjustments and other
|
|
|
1,016 |
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|
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Balance at June 30, 2017
|
|
$ |
88,004 |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill |
Changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill are as
follows:
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(dollars in millions) |
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Wireless |
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Wireline |
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Other |
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Total |
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Balance at January 1, 2017
|
|
$ |
18,393 |
|
|
$ |
3,784 |
|
|
$ |
5,028 |
|
|
$ |
27,205 |
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Acquisitions (Note 2)
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|
|
5 |
|
|
|
432 |
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|
|
887 |
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|
|
1,324 |
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Reclassifications, adjustments and other
|
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|
- |
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(5 |
) |
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3 |
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(2 |
) |
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Balance at June 30, 2017
|
|
$ |
18,398 |
|
|
$ |
4,211 |
|
|
$ |
5,918 |
|
|
$ |
28,527 |
|
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| Composition of Other Intangible Assets, Net |
The following table displays the composition of
Other intangible assets, net:
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At June 30, 2017 |
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At December 31, 2016 |
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(dollars in millions) |
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Gross
Amount |
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Accumulated
Amortization |
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Net
Amount
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Gross
Amount |
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Accumulated
Amortization |
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Net
Amount |
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Customer lists (8 to 13 years)
|
|
$ |
4,014 |
|
|
$ |
(529 |
) |
|
$ |
3,485 |
|
|
$ |
2,884 |
|
|
$ |
(480 |
) |
|
$ |
2,404 |
|
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Non-network internal-use software
(5 to 7 years)
|
|
|
17,249 |
|
|
|
(11,525 |
) |
|
|
5,724 |
|
|
|
16,135 |
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|
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(10,913 |
) |
|
|
5,222 |
|
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Other (5 to 25 years)
|
|
|
2,602 |
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|
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(668 |
) |
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|
1,934 |
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|
|
1,854 |
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|
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(583 |
) |
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|
1,271 |
|
|
|
|
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Total
|
|
$ |
23,865 |
|
|
$ |
(12,722 |
) |
|
$ |
11,143 |
|
|
$ |
20,873 |
|
|
$ |
(11,976 |
) |
|
$ |
8,897 |
|
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| Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets |
The amortization expense for Other intangible
assets was as follows:
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(dollars in millions) |
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
2017
|
|
$ |
485 |
|
|
$ |
937 |
|
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2016
|
|
|
401 |
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|
|
836 |
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| Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets |
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The estimated future amortization expense for Other
intangible assets is as follows:
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Years |
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(dollars in millions) |
|
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Remainder of 2017
|
|
$ |
1,393 |
|
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2018
|
|
|
1,891 |
|
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2019
|
|
|
1,656 |
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2020
|
|
|
1,406 |
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2021
|
|
|
1,222 |
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