Bank of America Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

NOTE 9 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The table below presents goodwill balances by business segment at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The reporting units utilized for goodwill impairment tests are the operating segments or one level below. For more information, see Note 9 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.



Goodwill
(Dollars in millions)	March 31 2013		December 31 2012
Consumer & Business Banking	$	29,986	$	29,986
Global Banking	24,335		24,335
Global Markets	4,918		4,918
Global Wealth & Investment Management	9,698		9,698
All Other	993		1,039
Total goodwill	$	69,930	$	69,976

Effective January 1, 2013, on a prospective basis, the Corporation adjusted the amount of capital being allocated to the business segments. The adjustment reflects a refinement to the prior-year methodology (economic capital) which focused solely on internal risk-based economic capital models. The refined methodology (allocated capital) now also considers the effect of regulatory capital requirements in addition to internal risk-based economic capital models. For purposes of goodwill impairment testing, the Corporation utilizes allocated equity as a proxy for the carrying value of its reporting units. Allocated equity in the reporting units is comprised of allocated capital plus capital for the portion of goodwill and intangibles specifically assigned to the reporting unit. For additional information regarding annual goodwill impairment testing, see Note 9 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

There was no goodwill in Consumer Real Estate Services (CRES) at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

In 2012, the International Wealth Management businesses within GWIM, including $230 million of goodwill, were moved to All Other in connection with the Corporation's agreement in 2012 to sell these businesses in a series of transactions. Certain of the sales transactions were completed during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the remainder of the sales transactions are expected to close over the next 12 to 18 months.

Intangible Assets

The table below presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for intangible assets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.



Intangible Assets ⁽¹⁾
	March 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
(Dollars in millions)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization
Purchased credit card relationships	$	6,117	$	4,539	$	6,184	$	4,494
Core deposit intangibles	3,592		2,909		3,592		2,858
Customer relationships	4,012		1,976		4,025		1,884
Affinity relationships	1,561		1,106		1,572		1,087
Other intangibles	2,046		419		2,139		505
Total intangible assets	$	17,328	$	10,949	$	17,512	$	10,828


⁽¹⁾	Excludes fully amortized intangible assets.

At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, none of the intangible assets were impaired. Amortization of intangibles expense was $276 million and $319 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. The Corporation estimates aggregate amortization expense will be approximately $270 million for each of the remaining quarters of 2013, and $940 million, $840 million, $740 million, $650 million and $570 million for 2014 through 2018, respectively.

- 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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