v3.20.4

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill, By Segment

The following table sets forth the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by operating segment:

			2020																														2019
			Balance at Jan. 1						Acquisitions						Impairments						Dispositions, currency exchange and other						Balance at Dec. 31						Balance at Jan. 1						Acquisitions						Dispositions, currency exchange and other						Balance at Dec. 31
Communications			$	100,234					$	—					$	(8,253)					$	(5)					$	91,976					$	100,551					$	—					$	(317)					$	100,234
WarnerMedia			42,345						415						—						(313)						42,447						42,101						66						178						42,345
Latin America			3,662						—						(2,212)						(614)						836						3,718						—						(56)						3,662
Total			$	146,241					$	415					$	(10,465)					$	(932)					$	135,259					$	146,370					$	66					$	(195)					$	146,241

Schedule of Amortized Intangible Assets

Our other intangible assets at December 31 are summarized as follows:

			2020																								2019
Other Intangible Assets			Weighted-Average Life						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Currency Translation Adjustment						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Currency Translation Adjustment
Amortized intangible assets:
Wireless licenses 1			24.6 years						$	2,979					$	271					$	(421)					$	2,981					$	156					$	(243)
Orbital slots 2			15.0 years						5,825						—						—						—						—						—
Trademarks and trade names			37.1 years						20,016						1,518						(442)						18,359						853						(6)
Distribution network			10.0 years						18,414						4,621						—						18,138						2,793						—
Released television and film content			17.5 years						10,940						6,240						—						10,941						4,974						—
Customer lists and relationships			9.3 years						4,100						1,645						(460)						20,304						14,773						(281)
Other			21.3 years						11,311						2,615						(5)						11,427						1,843						(3)
Total			22.3 years						$	73,585					$	16,910					$	(1,328)					$	82,150					$	25,392					$	(533)
1 Includes $1,561 of wireless license renewals in Mexico in 2019. 2 Changed from indefinite-lived January 1, 2020.

Schedule of Indefinite-Life Intangible Assets Not Subject to Amortization

Indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization, net of currency translation adjustment:

Licenses:
Wireless licenses			$	85,728								$	83,623
Orbital slots 1			—									11,702
Trade names			5,241									6,067
Total			$	90,969								$	101,392
1 Changed to amortized January 1, 2020.

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