Notes to Financial Statements

NOTE 10  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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-based

 

$

8,160

 

 

$

(6,381

)

 

$

1,779

 

 

$

7,691

 

 

$

(5,771

)

 

$

1,920

 

Customer-related

 

 

4,967

 

 

 

(2,320

)

 

 

2,647

 

 

 

4,709

 

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

2,924

 

Marketing-related

 

 

4,158

 

 

 

(1,588

)

 

 

2,570

 

 

 

4,165

 

 

 

(1,327

)

 

 

2,838

 

Contract-based

 

 

474

 

 

 

(432

)

 

 

42

 

 

 

574

 

 

 

(506

)

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

  17,759

 

 

$

  (10,721

)

 

$

7,038

 

 

$

  17,139

(a) 

 

$

  (9,389

)

 

$

7,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes intangible assets of $1.3 billion related to GitHub. See Note 8 – Business Combinations for further information.  

No material impairments of intangible assets were identified during fiscal years 2020, 2019, or 2018. We estimate that we have no significant residual value related to our intangible assets.

The components of intangible assets acquired during the periods presented were as follows:

 

(In millions)

 

Amount

 

 

Weighted

Average Life

 

 

Amount

 

 

Weighted

Average Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-based

 

$

531

 

 

 

6 years

 

 

$

814

 

 

 

5 years

 

Customer-related

 

 

303

 

 

 

5 years

 

 

 

710

 

 

 

8 years

 

Marketing-related

 

 

2

 

 

 

2 years

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

10 years

 

Contract-based

 

 

0

 

 

 

0 years

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

3 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

 836

 

 

 

5 years

 

 

$

1,708

 

 

 

7 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets amortization expense was $1.6 billion, $1.9 billion, and $2.2 billion for fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.

The following table outlines the estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets held as of June 30, 2020:

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ending June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

$

1,483

 

2022

 

 

1,399

 

2023

 

 

1,219

 

2024

 

 

851

 

2025

 

 

447

 

Thereafter

 

 

1,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,038