Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table identifies the activity relating to goodwill by operating segment:



In millions	Balance December 31, 2013		Additions		Currency Translation Adjustments			Balance December 31, 2014
Goodwill
Americas	$	626	$	30	$	(2	)	$	654
International	320		—		(26		)	294
Total goodwill	$	946	$	30	$	(28	)	$	948

The change in goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily due to immaterial complementary acquisitions that were completed during the period, which was offset by the impact of currency translation adjustments. See Note 12 for additional information on the Company's business acquisitions. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill and determined that no impairment to the carrying value of goodwill was necessary, as the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded their respective carrying amounts, including goodwill. Teradata reviewed four reporting units in its 2014 goodwill impairment assessment, as both geographic operating segments consisted of separate reporting units for data warehouse and application software activities.

Acquired intangible assets were specifically identified when acquired, and are deemed to have finite lives. The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for Teradata’s acquired intangible assets were as follows:



		December 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
In millions	Amortization Life (in Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Currency Translation Adjustments			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Currency Translation Adjustments
Acquired intangible assets
Intellectual property/developed technology	1 to 7	$	186	$	(95	)	$	153	$	(70	)
Customer relationships	3 to 10	77		(35		)	77		(23		)
Trademarks/trade names	5	1		(1		)	15		(7		)
In-process research and development	5	5		(2		)	5		(1		)
Non-compete agreements	3	—		—			1		(1		)
Total		$	269	$	(133	)	$	251	$	(102	)

The gross carrying amount of acquired intangible assets increased by $39 million with the addition of newly acquired intangible assets associated with immaterial acquisitions. This was partially offset by $21 million for certain intangible assets previously acquired that became fully amortized and were removed from the balance sheet.

The aggregate amortization expense (actual and estimated) for acquired intangible assets for the following periods is:



	Actual						For the year ended (estimated)
In millions	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
Amortization expense	$	37	$	44	$	47	$	43	$	34	$	25	$	14	$	11

- 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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