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Goodwill | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill | 8 Goodwill The changes in goodwill in 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Balances as of January 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost |  |  | 2,454 |  |  |  | 2,529 |
Accumulated impairment |  |  | (223 | ) |  |  | (230 | )
Book value |  |  | 2,231 |  |  |  | 2,299 |
Changes in book value: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | — |
Divestments |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |
Translation differences |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | (68 | )
Total changes |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | (68 | )
Balances as of December 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost |  |  | 2,502 |  |  |  | 2,454 |
Accumulated impairment |  |  | (225 | ) |  |  | (223 | )
Book value |  |  | 2,277 |  |  |  | 2,231 |
Acquisitions in 2012 relate to the acquisition of the Catena Group. Divestments in 2012 relate to the divestment of the High Speed Data Converter business. No goodwill impairment charges were required to be recognized in 2012 or 2011. The fair value of the reporting units substantially exceeds the carrying value of the reporting units. See Note 19, “Segment and Geographical Information”, for goodwill by segment and Note 16, “Acquisitions and Divestments”.

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