9. other intangible assets
Bunge's other intangible assets consist of trademarks/brands, licenses, software technology and unamortized prior service costs relating to Bunge's employee defined benefit plans (see Note 19). The aggregate amortization expense for other intangible assets was $4 million and $2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The annual estimated amortization and depletion expense for 2005 to 2009 is approximately
$4 million per year.
Intangible assets consist of the following:
December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
Trademarks/brandsfinite lived |
$ |
87 |
|
$ |
33 |
|
Licenses |
|
5 |
|
|
2 |
|
Other |
|
18 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
43 |
|
Less: accumulated amortization: |
|
|
Trademarks/brands |
|
(3 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
Licenses |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
Other |
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
Trademarks/brandsindefinite lived |
|
40 |
|
|
40 |
|
Unamortized prior service costs of |
|
|
defined benefit plans (Note 19) |
|
12 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
Intangible assets, net of |
|
|
accumulated amortization |
$ |
156 |
|
$ |
92 |
|
|
In 2004, as a result of the acquisition of the Bunge Brasil minority interest, Bunge preliminarily assigned to its fertilizer segment $25 million of intangible assets attributable to product trademarks/brands (20-year weighted average useful life) and $5 million related to licenses (38-year weighted average useful life). Bunge also assigned to its edible oil products and milling products segments $4 million and $4 million, respectively, of intangible assets attributable to trademarks/brands (20-year useful life) relating to this acquisition (see Note 2). In connection with the J. Macêdo asset exchange transaction, Bunge assigned to its milling products segment $15 million of intangible assets attributable to product trademarks/brands with a 20-year weighted average useful life.
In 2003, as a result of the Cereol acquisition, Bunge assigned to its edible oil products segment $53 million of intangible assets attributable to product trademarks/brands in Eastern Europe. Of this amount, approximately $34 million of these trademarks/brands have an average finite life of 30 years and the remainder of $19 million have an indefinite life, which is not subject to amortization. In addition, as a result of certain other 2003 acquisitions Bunge recognized finite lived assets of $3 million and indefinite lived intangible assets of $15 million.
|