Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  
Schedule of goodwill carrying amount

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Corporate

    

 

 

 

 

TripAdvisor

 

and Other

 

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2014

 

$

3,460

 

 —

 

3,460

 

Acquisition (1)

 

 

253

 

 —

 

253

 

Other (2)

 

 

(22)

 

 —

 

(22)

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

 

3,691

 

 —

 

3,691

 

Acquisition (1)

 

 

17

 

 —

 

17

 

Other (2)

 

 

(19)

 

 —

 

(19)

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

$

3,689

 

 —

 

3,689

 

 


(1)

Additions to goodwill relate to TripAdvisor’s acquisitions.  See “Note 4 – TripAdvisor, Inc. Acquisitions and Dispositions,” for further information.

(2)

Other changes are primarily due to foreign currency translation on goodwill.

Schedule of intangible assets subject to amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

    

Weighted

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Gross

 

 

 

Net

 

Gross

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

Remaining

 

carrying

 

Accumulated

 

carrying

 

carrying

 

Accumulated

 

carrying

 

 

 

Useful Life

 

amount

 

amortization

 

amount

 

amount

 

amortization

 

amount

 

 

 

in years

 

amounts in millions

 

Customer relationships

 

5

 

 

965

 

(599)

 

366

 

979

 

(456)

 

523

 

Other

 

6

 

 

444

 

(185)

 

259

 

428

 

(110)

 

318

 

Total

 

 

 

 

1,409

 

(784)

 

625

 

1,407

 

(566)

 

841

 

 

Schedule of future amortization expense

The estimated future amortization expense for the next five years related to intangible assets with definite lives as of December 31, 2015, assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, is as follows (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

$

193

 

2017

 

$

175

 

2018

 

$

112

 

2019

 

$

108

 

2020

 

$

103