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2006 Annual Report

 

Note 10 — Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following table presents allocated Goodwill at December 31, 2006 and 2005 for each business segment and All Other.

December 31
(Dollars in millions) 2006 2005
Global Consumer and Small Business Banking
$
38,760
$
18,491
Global Corporate and Investment Banking 21,331 21,292
Global Wealth and Investment Management 5,333 5,333
All Other 238 238
Total
$
65,662
$
45,354

The gross carrying values and accumulated amortization related to Intangible Assets at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are presented below:

December 31
2006
2005
(Dollars in millions) Gross Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Gross Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Purchased credit card relationships
$
6,790
$
1,159
$
977
$
450
Core deposit intangibles 3,850 2,396 3,661 1,881
Affinity relationships 1,650 205
Other intangibles 1,525 633 1,376 489
Total
$
13,815
$
4,393
$
6,014
$
2,820

For information on the impact of the MBNA merger, see Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Amortization of Intangibles expense was $1.8 billion, $809 million and $664 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The increase for the year ended December 31, 2006 was primarily due to the MBNA merger. The Corporation estimates the aggregate amortization expense will be approximately $1.5 billion, $1.3 billion, $1.2 billion, $1.0 billion and $900 million for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.