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204 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS → Notes to the Group accounts
(41) INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Marketing authorizations,
patents, licenses and
similar rights, brands,
trademarks and other Goodwill Software
Advance
payments Total
€ million
Finite
useful life
Indefinite
useful life
Cost at January 1, 2013 11,070.9 594.1 4,695.7 288.1 35.4 16,684.2
Changes in scope of consolidation – – – – – –
Additions 7.0 64.5 – 1.8 36.3 109.6
Disposals –13.5 –1.5 – 30.1 –11.2 – 0.1 – 56.4
Transfers 1.0 – 0.8 – 36.3 – 29.2 7.3
Classification as held for sale or transfer to a disposal group – 46.6 – –16.5 – – – 63.1
Currency translation – 86.1 – 0.3 – 65.9 –10.7 – 0.1 –163.1
December 31, 2013 10,932.7 656.0 4,583.2 304.3 42.3 16,518.5
Accumulated amortization and impairment losses January 1, 2013 – 5,113.1 – 437.5 – – 189.1 – – 5,739.7
Changes in scope of consolidation – – – – – –
Amortization – 813.5 – – – 42.5 – – 856.0
Impairment losses –155.5 –1.3 –17.3 – 4.3 – –178.4
Disposals 13.4 1.5 17.3 11.2 – 43.4
Transfers 4.2 – 4.1 – –1.7 – –1.6
Reversals of impairment losses – – – – – –
Classification as held for sale or transfer to a disposal group 41.0 – – – – 41.0
Currency translation 30.9 0.3 – 8.8 – 40.0
December 31, 2013 – 5,992.6 – 441.1 – – 217.6 – – 6,651.3
Net carrying amount as of December 31, 2013 4,940.1 214.9 4,583.2 86.7 42.3 9,867.2
Cost at January 1, 2014 10,932.7 656.0 4,583.2 304.3 42.3 16,518.5
Changes in scope of consolidation 1,049.5 – 818.4 1.6 – 1,869.5
Additions 62.1 38.6 – 2.2 40.4 143.3
Disposals – 4.8 – 61.5 – –11.9 – 0.2 – 78.4
Transfers 0.2 – – 47.0 – 45.5 1.7
Classification as held for sale or transfer to a disposal group – – – – – –
Currency translation 285.3 0.6 292.3 10.8 – 589.0
December 31, 2014 12,325.0 633.7 5,693.9 354.0 37.0 19,043.6
Accumulated amortization and impairment losses January 1, 2014 – 5,992.6 – 441.1 – – 217.6 – – 6,651.3
Changes in scope of consolidation – – – – – –
Amortization – 841.6 – – – 35.6 – – 877.2
Impairment losses – – 84.8 – – 5.1 – 0.2 – 90.1
Disposals 4.7 61.5 – 10.1 – 76.3
Transfers – – – – – –
Reversals of impairment losses – – – – – –
Classification as held for sale or transfer to a disposal group – – – – – –
Currency translation – 96.6 – 0.6 – – 8.6 – –105.8
December 31, 2014 – 6,926.1 – 465.0 – – 256.8 – 0.2 – 7,648.1
Net carrying amount as of December 31, 2014 5,398.9 168.7 5,693.9 97.2 36.8 11,395.5