Intangible Assets and Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

Intangible assets that have finite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The latest annual impairment assessment of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets was completed in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2017. Future impairment tests for goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets will be performed annually in the fiscal fourth quarter, or sooner, if warranted.



(Dollars in Millions)	April 1, 2018		December 31, 2017
Intangible assets with definite lives:
Patents and trademarks — gross	$	35,980	36,427
Less accumulated amortization	7,594		7,223
Patents and trademarks — net ⁽¹⁾	28,386		29,204
Customer relationships and other intangibles — gross	21,141		20,204
Less accumulated amortization	7,748		7,463
Customer relationships and other intangibles — net	13,393		12,741
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trademarks	7,113		7,082
Purchased in-process research and development	3,473		4,201
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives	10,586		11,283
Total intangible assets — net	$	52,365	53,228

⁽¹⁾ Net of approximately $0.6 billion classified as assets held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. $0.5 billion is related to the divestiture of Valchlor and $0.1 billion is related to the divestiture of the LifeScan business, both of which were pending as of April 1, 2018.

Goodwill as of April 1, 2018 was allocated by segment of business as follows:



(Dollars in Millions)	Consumer		Pharm	Med Devices			Total
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2017	$	8,875	9,109	13,922			31,906
Goodwill, related to acquisitions	—		—	53			53
Goodwill, related to divestitures	—		—	—			—
Currency translation/Other	24		147	(981	)	(1)	(810	)
Goodwill, net at April 1, 2018	$	8,899	9,256	12,994			31,149

⁽¹⁾Net of approximately $1.0 billion classified as assets held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, related to the divestiture of the LifeScan business which was pending as of April 1, 2018.

The weighted average amortization periods for patents and trademarks and customer relationships and other intangible assets are 11 years and 22 years, respectively. The amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets included in cost of products sold was $1.1 billion and $0.3 billion for the fiscal three months ended April 1, 2018 and April 2, 2017, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the five succeeding years approximates $4.4 billion, before tax, per year. Intangible asset write-downs are included in Other (income) expense, net.

See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details related to acquisitions and divestitures.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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