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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Disclosure of estimated useful lives of intangible assets |
Intangible asset | Estimated useful life
Customer relationships | 3 to 10 years
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill | The table below summarizes our intangible assets as at December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.
(In millions of dollars) | December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018
| Cost prior to impairment losses | Accumulated amortization | Accumulated impairment losses | Net carrying amount | Cost prior to impairment losses | Accumulated amortization | Accumulated impairment losses | Net carrying amount | Cost prior to impairment losses | Accumulated amortization | Accumulated impairment losses | Net carrying amount
Indefinite-life intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spectrum licences | 8,371 |  | — |  | — |  | 8,371 |  | 8,331 |  | — |  | — |  | 8,331 |  | 6,600 |  | — |  | — |  | 6,600 |
Broadcast licences | 333 |  | — |  | (99) |  | 234 |  | 333 |  | — |  | (99) |  | 234 |  | 333 |  | — |  | (99) |  | 234 |
Brand names | 420 |  | (270) |  | (14) |  | 136 |  | 420 |  | (270) |  | (14) |  | 136 |  | 420 |  | (270) |  | (14) |  | 136 |
Finite-life intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | 1,623 |  | (1,589) |  | — |  | 34 |  | 1,611 |  | (1,578) |  | — |  | 33 |  | 1,609 |  | (1,562) |  | — |  | 47 |
Acquired program rights | 233 |  | (77) |  | (5) |  | 151 |  | 253 |  | (77) |  | (5) |  | 171 |  | 251 |  | (58) |  | (5) |  | 188 |
Total intangible assets | 10,980 |  | (1,936) |  | (118) |  | 8,926 |  | 10,948 |  | (1,925) |  | (118) |  | 8,905 |  | 9,213 |  | (1,890) |  | (118) |  | 7,205 |
Goodwill | 4,194 |  | — |  | (221) |  | 3,973 |  | 4,144 |  | — |  | (221) |  | 3,923 |  | 4,126 |  | — |  | (221) |  | 3,905 |
Total intangible assets and goodwill | 15,174 |  | (1,936) |  | (339) |  | 12,899 |  | 15,092 |  | (1,925) |  | (339) |  | 12,828 |  | 13,339 |  | (1,890) |  | (339) |  | 11,110 |
The tables below summarize the changes in the net carrying amounts of intangible assets and goodwill in 2020 and 2019.
(In millions of dollars) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2020
| Net carrying amount |  | Net additions | Amortization 1 |  | Net carrying amount
Spectrum licences | 8,331 |  |  | 40 |  | — |  |  | 8,371 |
Broadcast licences | 234 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | 234 |
Brand names | 136 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | 136 |
Customer relationships | 33 |  |  | 12 |  | (11) |  |  | 34 |
| 8,734 |  |  | 52 |  | (11) |  |  | 8,775 |
Acquired program rights | 171 |  |  | 57 |  | (77) |  |  | 151 |
Total intangible assets | 8,905 |  |  | 109 |  | (88) |  |  | 8,926 |
Goodwill | 3,923 |  |  | 50 |  | — |  |  | 3,973 |
Total intangible assets and goodwill | 12,828 |  |  | 159 |  | (88) |  |  | 12,899 |
1 Of the $88 million of total amortization, $77 million related to acquired program rights is included in other external purchases in operating costs (see note 6), and $11 million in depreciation and amortization on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(In millions of dollars) | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019
| Net carrying amount |  | Net additions | Amortization 1 |  | Net carrying amount
Spectrum licences | 6,600 |  |  | 1,731 |  | — |  |  | 8,331 |
Broadcast licences | 234 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | 234 |
Brand names | 136 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | 136 |
Customer relationships | 47 |  |  | 2 |  | (16) |  |  | 33 |
| 7,017 |  |  | 1,733 |  | (16) |  |  | 8,734 |
Acquired program rights | 188 |  |  | 60 |  | (77) |  |  | 171 |
Total intangible assets | 7,205 |  |  | 1,793 |  | (93) |  |  | 8,905 |
Goodwill | 3,905 |  |  | 18 |  | — |  |  | 3,923 |
Total intangible assets and goodwill | 11,110 |  |  | 1,811 |  | (93) |  |  | 12,828 |
1 Of the $93 million of total amortization, $77 million related to acquired program rights is included in other external purchases in operating costs (see note 6), and $16 million in depreciation and amortization on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Schedule of cash-generating units | Below is an overview of the methods and key assumptions we used in 2020 to determine recoverable amounts for CGUs, or groups of CGUs, with indefinite-life intangible assets or goodwill that we consider significant.
(In millions of dollars, except periods used and rates) |  |  |
| Carrying value of goodwill | Carrying value of indefinite-life intangible assets | Recoverable amount method | Period of projected cash flows (years) | Terminal growth rates (%) | Pre-tax discount rates (%)
Wireless | 1,160 |  | 8,465 |  | Value in use | 5 | 0.5 |  | 8.4 |
Cable | 1,858 |  | — |  | Value in use | 5 | 1.5 |  | 7.8 |
Media | 955 |  | 235 |  | Fair value less cost to sell | 5 | 2.0 |  | 9.6 |

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