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,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-based

 

$

11,277

 

 

$

(6,958

)

 

$

4,319

 

 

$

9,779

 

 

$

(7,007

)

 

$

2,772

 

Customer-related

 

 

7,342

 

 

 

(3,171

)

 

 

4,171

 

 

 

4,958

 

 

 

(2,859

)

 

 

2,099

 

Marketing-related

 

 

4,942

 

 

 

(2,143

)

 

 

2,799

 

 

 

4,792

 

 

 

(1,878

)

 

 

2,914

 

Contract-based

 

 

16

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

9

 

 

 

446

 

 

 

(431

)

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

23,577

(a)

 

$

(12,279

)

 

$

11,298

 

 

$

19,975

(b)

 

$

(12,175

)

 

$

7,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes intangible assets of $4.4 billion related to Nuance. See Note 8 – Business Combinations for further information.

(b)

Includes intangible assets of $2.0 billion related to ZeniMax. See Note 8 – Business Combinations for further information.

No material impairments of intangible assets were identified during fiscal years 2022, 2021, or 2020. 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,

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-based

 

$

2,611

 

 

 

4 years

 

 

$

1,628

 

 

 

4 years

 

Customer-related

 

 

2,837

 

 

 

9 years

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

4 years

 

Marketing-related

 

 

233

 

 

 

4 years

 

 

 

625

 

 

 

6 years

 

Contract-based

 

 

0

 

 

 

0 years

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

3 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,681

 

 

 

7 years

 

 

$

 2,359

 

 

 

5 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets amortization expense was $2.0 billion, $1.6 billion, and $1.6 billion for fiscal years 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

The following table outlines the estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets held as of June 30, 2022:

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ending June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

$

2,654

 

2024

 

 

2,385

 

2025

 

 

1,631

 

2026

 

 

1,227

 

2027

 

 

809

 

Thereafter

 

 

2,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

11,298