NOTE 12 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consist mainly of relationships recognized upon business combinations and software development, with application in the management of the business:
|
|
|
Supplier |
|
Software |
|
Customer |
|
Others |
|
Total |
|
|
Balance as of January 1, 2015 |
|
56,654 |
|
688,061 |
|
749,027 |
|
53,356 |
|
1,547,098 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange effect |
|
— |
|
123,167 |
|
327,424 |
|
14,375 |
|
464,966 |
|
|
Acquisition |
|
— |
|
118,933 |
|
— |
|
7,495 |
|
126,428 |
|
|
Disposal |
|
— |
|
(1,182 |
) |
— |
|
(4,208 |
) |
(5,390 |
) |
|
Amortization |
|
(9,083 |
) |
(120,497 |
) |
(164,968 |
) |
(2,793 |
) |
(297,341 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |
|
47,571 |
|
808,482 |
|
911,483 |
|
68,225 |
|
1,835,761 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange effect |
|
— |
|
(60,464 |
) |
(140,812 |
) |
(7,509 |
) |
(208,785 |
) |
|
Acquisition |
|
— |
|
40,643 |
|
— |
|
13,401 |
|
54,044 |
|
|
Disposal |
|
— |
|
(2,145 |
) |
— |
|
(13,050 |
) |
(15,195 |
) |
|
Amortization |
|
(7,845 |
) |
(149,911 |
) |
(155,063 |
) |
(5,316 |
) |
(318,135 |
) |
|
(-) Effect of selling of subsidiary |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(27,749 |
) |
(27,749 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2016 |
|
39,726 |
|
636,605 |
|
615,608 |
|
28,002 |
|
1,319,941 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange effect |
|
— |
|
2,947 |
|
3,835 |
|
884 |
|
7,666 |
|
|
Acquisition |
|
— |
|
37,939 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
37,939 |
|
|
Disposal |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(27,652 |
) |
— |
|
(27,652 |
) |
|
Amortization |
|
(6,940 |
) |
(149,150 |
) |
(125,621 |
) |
(3,486 |
) |
(285,197 |
) |
|
(-) Assets held for sale (note 3.4) |
|
— |
|
(37,512 |
) |
(25,396 |
) |
(17,700 |
) |
(80,608 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
|
32,786 |
|
490,829 |
|
440,774 |
|
7,700 |
|
972,089 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated useful lives |
|
5 to 20 years |
|
7 years |
|
5 to 20 years |
|
5 years |
|
|
|
The composition of other intangible assets by segment is as follows:
|
|
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
|
Brazil |
|
351,578 |
|
412,134 |
|
459,383 |
|
|
Special Steel |
|
152,640 |
|
219,878 |
|
357,435 |
|
|
South America |
|
1,863 |
|
7,606 |
|
13,507 |
|
|
North America |
|
466,008 |
|
680,323 |
|
1,005,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
972,089 |
|
1,319,941 |
|
1,835,761 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|