Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Identified Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Identified Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Intangible Assets By Major Class [Table Text Block]
Identified intangible assets at the end of each period were as follows:
 
 
December 27, 2014
(In Millions)
 
Gross
Assets
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
$
3,009

 
$
(2,192
)
 
$
817

Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
1,698

 
(1,001
)
 
697

Acquisition-related trade names
 
61

 
(49
)
 
12

Licensed technology and patents
 
3,153

 
(1,224
)
 
1,929

Identified intangible assets subject to amortization
 
7,921

 
(4,466
)
 
3,455

Acquisition-related trade names
 
788

 

 
788

Other intangible assets
 
203

 

 
203

Identified intangible assets not subject to amortization
 
991

 

 
991

Total identified intangible assets
 
$
8,912

 
$
(4,466
)
 
$
4,446

 
 
December 28, 2013
(In Millions)
 
Gross
Assets
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
$
2,922

 
$
(1,691
)
 
$
1,231

Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
1,760

 
(828
)
 
932

Acquisition-related trade names
 
65

 
(44
)
 
21

Licensed technology and patents
 
3,093

 
(974
)
 
2,119

Identified intangible assets subject to amortization
 
7,840

 
(3,537
)
 
4,303

Acquisition-related trade names
 
818

 

 
818

Other intangible assets
 
29

 

 
29

Identified intangible assets not subject to amortization
 
847

 

 
847

Total identified intangible assets
 
$
8,687

 
$
(3,537
)
 
$
5,150

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
As a result of our acquisitions and purchases of licensed technology and patents, identified intangible assets recorded for each period and their respective estimated weighted average useful life were as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
Gross
Assets
(In Millions)
 
Estimated Useful Life
(In Years)
 
Gross
Assets
(In Millions)
 
Estimated Useful Life
(In Years)
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
$
175

 
6
 
$
114

 
5
Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
$
79

 
9
 
$
60

 
7
Licensed technology and patents
 
$
93

 
8
 
$
36

 
10
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
Amortization expenses, with presentation location on the consolidated statements of income, for each period were as follows:
(In Millions)
 
Location
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
Cost of sales
 
$
600

 
$
576

 
$
557

Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
 
284

 
279

 
296

Acquisition-related trade names
 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
 
10

 
12

 
12

Licensed technology and patents
 
Cost of sales
 
275

 
272

 
214

Other intangible assets
 
Reduction of revenue
 

 
103

 
86

Total amortization expenses
 
 
 
$
1,169

 
$
1,242

 
$
1,165

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
Based on identified intangible assets that are subject to amortization as of December 27, 2014, we expect future amortization expense for each period to be as follows:
(In Millions)
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
$
330

 
$
240

 
$
91

 
$
69

 
$
60

Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
247

 
229

 
141

 
35

 
15

Acquisition-related trade names
 
9

 
3

 

 

 

Licensed technology and patents
 
263

 
248

 
210

 
168

 
167

Total future amortization expenses
 
$
849

 
$
720

 
$
442

 
$
272

 
$
242