ROCKWELL COLLINS INC | 2013 | FY | 3


Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are summarized as follows:

(in millions)
Government
Systems
 
Commercial
Systems
 
Total
Balance at September 30, 2011
$
514

 
$
266

 
$
780

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2012
514

 
266

 
780

Reclassification of KOSI goodwill to assets held-for-sale
(3
)
 

 
(3
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
2

 

 
2

Balance at September 30, 2013
$
513

 
$
266

 
$
779



The Company performs an annual impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets during the second quarter of each fiscal year, or at any time there is an indication of potential impairment. The Company's 2013 and 2012 impairment tests resulted in no impairment.

Intangible assets are summarized as follows:

 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
(in millions)
Gross
 
Accum
Amort
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accum
Amort
 
Net
Intangible assets with finite lives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Developed technology and patents
$
222

 
$
(175
)
 
$
47

 
$
221

 
$
(159
)
 
$
62

Customer relationships:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
89

 
(60
)
 
29

 
91

 
(57
)
 
34

Up-front sales incentives
241

 
(35
)
 
206

 
212

 
(26
)
 
186

License agreements
13

 
(8
)
 
5

 
13

 
(8
)
 
5

Trademarks and tradenames
15

 
(14
)
 
1

 
15

 
(13
)
 
2

Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks and tradenames

 

 

 
2

 

 
2

Intangible assets
$
580

 
$
(292
)
 
$
288

 
$
554

 
$
(263
)
 
$
291



As of September 30, 2012, intangible assets with indefinite lives included $2 million associated with trademarks and tradenames of the KOSI business. As of September 30, 2013, the $2 million carrying value of this intangible asset is classified as held-for-sale within Other current assets, as described in Note 4.
As described in Note 23, Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges, Net, the Company's Commercial Systems business impaired a license agreement in 2012 that resulted in a $4 million reduction to Intangible assets and a related charge that was recorded within Cost of Sales.
Amortization expense for intangible assets for 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $31 million, $39 million and $36 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2013, the weighted average amortization period remaining for up-front sales incentives was approximately 10 years.

(in millions)
2014

 
2015

 
2016

 
2017

 
2018

 
Thereafter
Anticipated amortization expense for up-front sales incentives
$
11

 
$
17

 
$
21

 
$
23

 
$
25

 
$
109

Anticipated amortization expense for all other intangible assets
19

 
16

 
12

 
12

 
5

 
18

Total
$
30

 
$
33

 
$
33

 
$
35

 
$
30

 
$
127




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