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[23] Intangible assets
€ million
Patents, licenses
and similar rights,
as well as brands,
trademarks/Other Goodwill Software
Advance
payments Total
Finite
useful life
Indefinite
useful life
Acquisition cost January 1, 2007 342.4 42.3 854.0 85.8 9.4 1,333.9
Currency translation 0.7 – –35.9 –0.9 0.1 –36.0
Changes in companies consolidated 6,482.7 321.2 974.5 63.8 –3.3 7,838.9
Additions 25.2 63.0 – 15.6 17.3 121.1
Disposals –19.9 –1.2 – –13.0 –1.6 –35.7
Transfers 2.8 1. 0 – 15 . 2 –12.4 6 .6
Reclassification to assets held for sale –0.9 – –0.2 – –0.1 –1.2
December 31, 2007 6,833.0 426.3 1,792.4 166.5 9.4 9,227.6
Accumulated amorization and
impairment losses January 1, 2007 –202.2 – –0.4 –67.8 – –270.4
Currency translation 0.4 – 0.1 0.6 – 1.1
Changes in companies consolidated –148.9 0.1 0.2 –32.0 – –180.6
Amortization in impairment losses –522.6 –90.1 – –23.4 – –636.1
Disposals 18.0––11.9–29.9
Transfers 3.0 –0.6 – –9.4 – –7.0
Reclassification to assets held for sale 0.1 – – – – 0.1
December 31, 2007 –852.2 –90.6 –0.1 –120.1 – –1,063.0
Net carrying amount as of December 31, 2007 5,980.8 335.7 1,792.3 46.4 9.4 8,164.6
Acquisition cost January 1, 2008 6,833.0 426.3 1,792.4 166.5 9.4 9,227.6
Currency translation 679.0 33.1 152.7 8.2 –1.0 872.0
Changes in companies consolidated 29.4 0.7 26.1 –0.7 – 55.5
Additions 8.6 88.3 – 25.2 18.8 140.9
Disposals –8.2 –5.1 –0.1 –38.1 –0.5 –52.0
Transfers –2.1 – 0. 3 – 16. 8 –9.6 4 . 8
Reclassification of assets held for sale 0.9 – 0.2 – 0.1 1.2
December 31, 2008 7,540.6 543.0 1,971.3 177.9 17.2 10,250.0
Accumulated amortization and
impairment losses January 1, 2008 –852.2 –90.6 –0.1 –120.1 – –1,063.0
Currency translation –102.4 –8.8 –0.4 –6.1 – –117.7
Changes in companies consolidated – – – 0.5 – 0.5
Amortization in impairment losses –812.1 –30.1 –41.7 –23.7 – –907.6
Disposals 8.1 0.2 – 35.3 – 43.6
Transfers 0.3 – – –3. 2 – –2. 9
Write-ups 0.6 – – – – 0.6
Reclassification of assets held for sale –0.1 – – – – –0.1
December 31, 2008 –1,757.8 –129.3 –42.2 –117.3 – –2,046.6
Net carrying amount as of December 31, 2008 5,782.8 413.7 1,929.1 60.6 17.2 8,203.4
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