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 (Tables)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The table below presents goodwill by business segment at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Effective January 1, 2012, the Corporation changed its basis of presentation from six to five segments. For more information on this realignment, see Note 19 – Business Segment Information. The reporting units utilized for goodwill impairment tests are the operating segments or one level below. For more information, see Note 10 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.



Goodwill
(Dollars in millions)	June 30 2012		December 31 2011
Consumer & Business Banking	$	29,986	$	29,986
Global Banking	24,802		24,802
Global Markets	4,450		4,441
Global Wealth & Investment Management	9,928		9,928
All Other	810		810
Total goodwill	$	69,976	$	69,967

Intangible Assets

The table below presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization related to intangible assets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.



Intangible Assets ⁽¹⁾
	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
(Dollars in millions)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization
Purchased credit card relationships	$	6,148	$	4,246	$	6,948	$	4,775
Core deposit intangibles	3,592		2,735		3,903		2,915
Customer relationships	4,081		1,730		4,081		1,532
Affinity relationships	1,566		1,022		1,569		966
Other intangibles	2,279		598		2,476		768
Total intangible assets	$	17,666	$	10,331	$	18,977	$	10,956

⁽¹⁾ Excludes fully amortized intangible assets.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

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