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Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Goodwill |
Goodwill
|  |  |  | NBCUniversal |  |  |  |
(in millions) |  | Cable Communications |  | Cable Networks |  | Broadcast Television |  | Filmed Entertainment |  | Theme Parks |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2011 | $ | 12,208 | $ | 12,744 | $ | 772 | $ | 1 | $ | 1,140 | $ | 9 | $ | 26,874
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| MSNBC.com |  | - |  | 227 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 227
| Other |  | - |  | 79 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 79
Dispositions |  | (1) |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | (1)
Adjustments(a) |  | (1) |  | (24) |  | (11) |  | - |  | (158) |  | - |  | (194)
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | 12,206 |  | 13,026 |  | 761 |  | 1 |  | 982 |  | 9 |  | 26,985
Acquisitions |  | - |  | 39 |  | 3 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 42
Adjustments(a) |  | - |  | 65 |  | 5 |  | - |  | - |  | 1 |  | 71
Balance, December 31, 2013 | $ | 12,206 | $ | 13,130 | $ | 769 | $ | 1 | $ | 982 | $ | 10 | $ | 27,098
Other Intangible Assets |
Intangible Assets
|  |  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012
December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Original Useful Life as of December 31, 2013 |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Franchise rights |  | N/A | $ | 59,364 |  |  | $ | 59,364 |  |
| Trade names |  | N/A |  | 3,089 |  |  |  | 3,080 |  |
| FCC licenses |  | N/A |  | 652 |  |  |  | 636 |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Customer relationships | 19 | years |  | 15,037 | $ | (4,772) |  | 14,970 | $ | (3,971)
| Cable franchise renewal costs and contractual operating rights | 10 | years |  | 1,360 |  | (745) |  | 1,257 |  | (676)
| Software | 5 | years |  | 4,271 |  | (2,405) |  | 3,795 |  | (2,123)
| Patents and other technology rights | 9 | years |  | 361 |  | (307) |  | 350 |  | (283)
| Other agreements and rights | 20 | years |  | 1,433 |  | (645) |  | 1,414 |  | (609)
Total |  |  | $ | 85,567 | $ | (8,874) | $ | 84,866 | $ | (7,662)
Amortization of Intangible Assets |
Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangibles
(in millions) |  |
2014 | $ | 1,487
2015 | $ | 1,345
2016 | $ | 1,196
2017 | $ | 1,046
2018 | $ | 893
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] |
Schedule of Goodwill |
Goodwill
Successor (in millions) |  | Cable Networks |  | Broadcast Television |  | Filmed Entertainment |  | Theme Parks |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2011 | $ | 12,744 | $ | 772 | $ | 1 | $ | 1,140 | $ | 14,657
Acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| MSNBC.com |  | 227 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 227
| Other |  | 79 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 79
Adjustments(a) |  | (24) |  | (11) |  | - |  | (158) |  | (193)
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | 13,026 |  | 761 |  | 1 |  | 982 |  | 14,770
Acquisitions |  | 39 |  | 3 |  | - |  | - |  | 42
Adjustments(a) |  | 65 |  | 5 |  | - |  | - |  | 70
Balance, December 31, 2013 | $ | 13,130 | $ | 769 | $ | 1 | $ | 982 | $ | 14,882
Other Intangible Assets |
Intangible Assets
|  |  |  |  | Successor
|  |  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012
December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Original Useful Life as of December 31, 2013 |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Customer relationships | 19 years |  | $ | 13,086 | $ | (2,982) | $ | 13,026 | $ | (2,328)
| Software | 5 years |  |  | 522 |  | (240) |  | 409 |  | (164)
| Other | 21 years |  |  | 1,511 |  | (781) |  | 1,507 |  | (746)
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Trade names |  |  |  | 3,089 |  |  |  | 3,080 |  |
| FCC licenses |  |  |  | 652 |  |  |  | 636 |  |
Total |  |  | $ | 18,860 | $ | (4,003) | $ | 18,658 | $ | (3,238)
Amortization of Intangible Assets |
Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangibles
(in millions) |  |
2014 | $ | 771
2015 | $ | 762
2016 | $ | 739
2017 | $ | 740
2018 | $ | 734

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