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. 26, 2015
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 26, 2015
(In Millions)
 
Gross
Assets
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
$
2,928

 
$
(2,276
)
 
$
652

Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
1,738

 
(1,219
)
 
519

Acquisition-related brands
 
59

 
(55
)
 
4

Licensed technology and patents
 
3,017

 
(1,200
)
 
1,817

Identified intangible assets subject to amortization
 
7,742

 
(4,750
)
 
2,992

Acquisition-related brands
 
767

 

 
767

Other intangible assets
 
174

 

 
174

Identified intangible assets not subject to amortization
 
941

 

 
941

Total identified intangible assets
 
$
8,683

 
$
(4,750
)
 
$
3,933

 
 
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 brands
 
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 brands
 
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

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:
 
 
December 26, 2015
 
December 27, 2014
 
 
Gross
Assets
(In Millions)
 
Estimated Useful Life
(In Years)
 
Gross
Assets
(In Millions)
 
Estimated Useful Life
(In Years)
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
$
238

 
6
 
$
175

 
6
Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
$
110

 
11
 
$
79

 
9
Licensed technology and patents
 
$
176

 
7
 
$
93

 
8
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:
Years Ended
(In Millions)
 
Location
 
Dec 26,
2015
 
Dec 27,
2014
 
Dec 28,
2013
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
Cost of sales
 
$
343

 
$
600

 
$
576

Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
 
258

 
284

 
279

Acquisition-related brands
 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
 
7

 
10

 
12

Licensed technology and patents
 
Cost of sales
 
282

 
275

 
272

Other intangible assets
 
Reduction of revenue
 

 

 
103

Total amortization expenses
 
 
 
$
890

 
$
1,169

 
$
1,242

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 26, 2015 (which do not include intangibles from the Altera acquisition), we expect future amortization expense for each period to be as follows:
(In Millions)
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
Acquisition-related developed technology
 
$
260

 
$
115

 
$
101

 
$
98

 
$
64

Acquisition-related customer relationships
 
229

 
143

 
42

 
25

 
22

Acquisition-related brands
 
3

 

 

 

 

Licensed technology and patents
 
282

 
239

 
187

 
186

 
174

Total future amortization expenses
 
$
774

 
$
497

 
$
330

 
$
309

 
$
260