Bank of America Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

The table below presents goodwill balances by business segment at December 31, 2013 and 2012. The reporting units utilized for goodwill impairment testing are the operating segments or one level below.




Goodwill

	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2013		2012
Consumer & Business Banking	$	31,681	$	31,681
Global Wealth & Investment Management	9,698		9,698
Global Banking	22,377		22,377
Global Markets	5,197		5,181
All Other	891		1,039
Total goodwill	$	69,844	$	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.

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

In 2013, the consumer Dealer Financial Services (DFS) business, including $1.7 billion of goodwill, was moved from Global Banking to CBB in order to align this business more closely with the Corporation’s consumer lending activity and better serve the needs of its customers. 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 to sell these businesses in a series of transactions. Certain of the sales transactions were completed in 2013 and most of the remaining sales transactions are expected to close over the next year. The decrease in goodwill in 2013 was related to the completed sales transactions. Prior periods were reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Annual Impairment Tests

During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Corporation completed its annual goodwill impairment test as of June 30 for all applicable reporting units. Based on the results of the annual goodwill impairment test, the Corporation determined there was no impairment.

Intangible Assets

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




Intangible Assets ⁽¹⁾

	December 31
	2013						2012
(Dollars in millions)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Purchased credit card relationships	$	6,160	$	4,849	$	1,311	$	6,184	$	4,494	$	1,690
Core deposit intangibles	3,592		3,055		537		3,592		2,858		734
Customer relationships	4,025		2,281		1,744		4,025		1,884		2,141
Affinity relationships	1,575		1,197		378		1,572		1,087		485
Other intangibles	2,045		441		1,604		2,139		505		1,634
Total intangible assets	$	17,397	$	11,823	$	5,574	$	17,512	$	10,828	$	6,684


⁽¹⁾	Excludes fully amortized intangible assets.

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, none of the intangible assets were impaired. Amortization of intangibles expense was $1.1 billion, $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The Corporation estimates aggregate amortization expense will be $938 million, $836 million, $739 million, $647 million and $567 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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