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Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Other Assets

The table below presents other assets by type.

 

    As of December  
$ in millions     2016        2015  

Property, leasehold improvements and equipment

    $12,070        $  9,956  
   

Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

    4,095        4,148  
   

Income tax-related assets

    5,550        5,548  
   

Equity-method investments

    219        258  
   

Miscellaneous receivables and other

    3,547        5,308  

Total

    $25,481        $25,218  

 

 

 
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The tables below present the carrying values of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets.

 

    Goodwill as of December  
$ in millions     2016          2015  

Investment Banking:

      

Financial Advisory

    $     98          $     98  
   

Underwriting

    183          183  
   

Institutional Client Services:

      

Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Client Execution

    269          269  
   

Equities Client Execution

    2,403          2,402  
   

Securities Services

    105          105  
   

Investing & Lending

    2          2  
   

Investment Management

    606          598  

Total

    $3,666          $3,657  

 

    Identifiable Intangible
Assets as of December
 
$ in millions     2016           2015   

Institutional Client Services:

      

Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Client Execution

    $  65           $  92   
   

Equities Client Execution

    141           193   
   

Investing & Lending

    105           75   
   

Investment Management

    118           131   

Total

    $429           $491   

 
 
Intangible Assets Disclosure

The table below presents the gross carrying amount, accumulated amortization and net carrying amount of identifiable intangible assets.

 

    As of December  
$ in millions     2016         2015   

Customer lists

    

Gross carrying amount

    $ 1,065         $ 1,072   
   

Accumulated amortization

    (837      (777

Net carrying amount

    228         295   
   

Other

    

Gross carrying amount

    543         449   
   

Accumulated amortization

    (342      (253

Net carrying amount

    201         196   
   

Total

    

Gross carrying amount

    1,608         1,521   
   

Accumulated amortization

    (1,179      (1,030

Net carrying amount

    $    429         $    491   

In the table above:

 

 

The net carrying amount of other intangibles primarily includes intangible assets related to acquired leases and commodities transportation rights.

 

 

During 2016 and 2015, the firm acquired $89 million (primarily related to acquired leases) and $67 million (primarily related to customer lists), respectively, of intangible assets with a weighted average amortization period of three years.

 
 
Amortization Expense

The tables below present details about amortization of identifiable intangible assets.

 

    Year Ended December  
$ in millions     2016         2015         2014   

Amortization

    $162         $132         $217   
 
 
Estimated Future Amortization for Existing Identifiable Intangible Assets Through 2021
$ in millions    

 

As of

December 2016

  

  

Estimated future amortization

 

2017

    $133   
   

2018

    113   
   

2019

    79   
   

2020

    29   
   

2021

    19