10. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets at December 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following:
|
(in millions) |
|
Remaining
Weighted-
Average
Estimated
Useful Life |
|
|
Gross Carrying
Amount |
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
|
Net Carrying
Amount |
|
|
At December 31, 2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management contracts |
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
15,699 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
15,699 |
|
|
Trade names / trademarks |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
1,403 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,403 |
|
|
License |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,108 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
17,108 |
|
|
Finite-lived intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management contracts |
|
|
3.7 |
|
|
|
1,003 |
|
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
262 |
|
|
Intellectual property |
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Total finite-lived intangible assets |
|
|
3.7 |
|
|
|
1,009 |
|
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
Total intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,117 |
|
|
$ |
745 |
|
|
$ |
17,372 |
|
|
At December 31, 2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management contracts |
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
15,579 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
15,579 |
|
|
Trade names / trademarks |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
1,403 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,403 |
|
|
License |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,988 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,988 |
|
|
Finite-lived intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management contracts |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
1,390 |
|
|
|
1,036 |
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
Intellectual property |
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Total finite-lived intangible assets |
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
1,396 |
|
|
|
1,040 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
Total intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,384 |
|
|
$ |
1,040 |
|
|
$ |
17,344 |
|
The impairment tests performed for intangible assets as of July 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 indicated no impairment charges were required.
Estimated amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:
|
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
|
Amount |
|
|
2016 |
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
80 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
14 |
|
Indefinite-Lived Acquired Management Contracts
In March 2015, in connection with the BKCA acquisition, the Company acquired $120 million of indefinite-lived management contracts.
Finite-Lived Acquired Management Contracts
In October 2015, in connection with the Infraestructura Institucional acquisition, the Company acquired $36 million of finite-lived management contracts with a weighted-average estimated useful life of approximately six years.
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