GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

17. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS – NET

The changes in amounts of goodwill by operating segments were as follows in millions of dollars:


	Agriculture		Construction
	and		and
	Turf		Forestry		Total
Goodwill at October 31, 2014	$	235	$	556	$	791
Translation adjustments and other		(8)		(57)		(65)
Goodwill at October 31, 2015		227		499		726
Acquisitions*		95				95
Translation adjustments and other		1		(6)		(5)
Goodwill at October 31, 2016	$	323	$	493	$	816

* See Note 4.

There were no accumulated impairment losses in the reported periods.

The components of other intangible assets are as follows in millions of dollars:


	Useful Lives*
	(Years)	2016		2015
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	11	$	42	$	23
Technology, patents, trademarks and other	15		131		96
Total at cost			173		119
Less accumulated amortization**			69		55
Other intangible assets – net		$	104	$	64

* Weighted-averages

** Accumulated amortization at 2016 and 2015 for customer lists and relationships was $11 million and $10 million and technology, patents, trademarks and other was $58 million and $45 million, respectively.

Other intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. The amortization of other intangible assets in 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $15 million, $10 million and $11 million, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows in millions of dollars: 2017 - $18, 2018 - $14, 2019 - $13, 2020 - $10 and 2021 - $8.

- 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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