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Goodwill | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill | 14 Goodwill The changes in goodwill in 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Balances as of January 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost |  |  | 9,414 |  |  |  | 2,328 |
Accumulated impairment |  |  | (186 | ) |  |  | (207 | )
Book value |  |  | 9,228 |  |  |  | 2,121 |
Changes in book value: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 7,464 |
Purchase accounting adjustments related to Freescale acquisition |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | — |
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (349 | ) |  |  | (179 | )
Translation differences |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | (178 | )
Total changes |  |  | (385 | ) |  |  | 7,107 |
Balances as of December 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost |  |  | 9,029 |  |  |  | 9,414 |
Accumulated impairment |  |  | (186 | ) |  |  | (186 | )
Book value |  |  | 8,843 |  |  |  | 9,228 |
No goodwill impairment charges were required to be recognized in 2016 or 2015. In 2016, goodwill includes $14 million related to an acquisition of a business for $200 million. In 2015, goodwill includes the acquisitions of Freescale, Quintic’s Bluetooth Low Energy and Wearable businesses and Athena SCS Ltd. Transfer to assets held for sale in 2016 includes our SP business, which closed in the first quarter of 2017. In 2015, transfer to assets held for sale includes our RF Power Business and Bipolar Power business, which were subsequently divested. The fair value of the reporting units substantially exceeds the carrying value of the reporting units. See note 23, “Segments and Geographical Information”, for goodwill by segment and note 3, “Acquisitions and Divestments”.

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