Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Intangible Assets  
Intangible Assets

(7) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Indefinite Lived Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

    

Corporate and 

    

 

GCI Holdings

other

Total

 

 

amounts in millions

Balance at December 31, 2019

$

7

 

7

Acquisitions

739

739

Balance at December 31, 2020

739

7

 

746

Acquisition adjustments during measurement period

16

16

Balance at December 31, 2021

755

7

762

As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s accumulated goodwill impairment loss was $39 million and was all related to reporting units owned prior to the Combination. As presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, cable certificates are the majority of the other significant indefinite lived intangible assets.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization, net

    

December 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

carrying

Accumulated

carrying

carrying

Accumulated

carrying

    

amount

    

amortization

    

amount

    

amount

    

amortization

    

amount

amounts in millions

Customer relationships

$

515

(49)

466

560

(14)

546

Other amortizable intangibles

 

138

(31)

107

 

138

(9)

129

Total

$

653

(80)

573

698

(23)

675

Intangible assets are being amortized generally on an accelerated basis as reflected in amortization expense and in the future amortization table below.

Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $75 million, $6 million and $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is estimated to be (amounts in millions):

Years ending December 31,

2022

$

65

2023

$

59

2024

$

52

2025

$

51

2026

$

48