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Acquired Intangible Assets
6 Months Ended
Mar. 26, 2016
Acquired Intangible Assets

Note 4 – Acquired Intangible Assets

The Company’s acquired intangible assets with definite useful lives primarily consist of patents and licenses and are amortized over periods typically from three to seven years. The following table summarizes the components of gross and net acquired intangible asset balances as of March 26, 2016 and September 26, 2015 (in millions):

 

                                                                                                           
     March 26, 2016      September 26, 2015  
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net
Carrying
Amount
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net
Carrying
Amount
 

Definite-lived and amortizable acquired intangible assets

   $ 8,797       $ (5,054    $ 3,743       $ 8,125       $ (4,332    $ 3,793   

Indefinite-lived and non-amortizable acquired intangible assets

     100         0         100         100         0         100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total acquired intangible assets

   $ 8,897       $ (5,054    $ 3,843       $ 8,225       $ (4,332    $ 3,893