Notes to Financial Statements

NOTE 9 INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The components of intangible assets, all of which are finite-lived, were as follows:

 

(In millions)

Gross
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

Net

Carrying

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

2023

 

 

June 30,

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing-related

$

16,555

$

(2,745

)

$

13,810

$

4,935

$

(2,473

)

$

2,462

Technology-based

21,426

(8,758

)

12,668

11,245

(7,589

)

3,656

Customer-related

7,939

(4,533

)

3,406

7,281

(4,047

)

3,234

Contract-based

31

(19

)

12

29

(15

)

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$

45,951

(a)

$

(16,055

)

$

29,896

$

23,490

 

$

(14,124

)

$

9,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)
Includes intangible assets of $22.0 billion related to Activision Blizzard. See Note 7 – Business Combinations for further information.

Intangible assets amortization expense was $1.3 billion and $2.0 billion for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and $632 million and $1.3 billion for the three and six months ended December 31, 2022, respectively.

The following table outlines the estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets held as of December 31, 2023:

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ending June 30,

 

2024 (excluding the six months ended December 31, 2023)

$

2,870

 

2025

5,746

2026

4,315

2027

2,681

2028

1,864

Thereafter

12,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$

29,896