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Consolidated Financial Statements |Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |167
At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the carrying amounts of good-
will allocated to the Group’s reporting segments amounted to:
Non-amortizable intangible assets are primarily comprised
of goodwill as well as development costs for projects which
have not yet been completed (carrying amount at December 31,
2008: €2,580 million; carrying amount at December 31, 2007:
€1,403 million). In addition, other intangible assets with a
carrying amount at December 31, 2008 of €143 million (2007:
€121 million) are not amortizable. Other non-amortizable
intangible assets include mainly trademarks, which relate to the
Daimler Trucks segment and can be utilized without restrictions.
The total amortization expense for intangible assets is included in
the consolidated statements of income in the following line
items:
Total
Vans,
Buses,
Other
Daimler
Financial
Services
Daimler
Trucks
180 367 29 84 660
191 385 31 86 693
in millions of €
2008
2007
Mercedes-
Benz Cars
2006
20072008
759
36
47
4
–
–
846
880
37
50
5
–
106
1,078
1,055
33
88
16
–
301
1,493
Cost of sales
Selling expenses
General administrative expenses
Research and non-capitalized
development costs
Other operating income
(expense), net
Net profit (loss) from discontinued
operations
in millions of €