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Thechangesinthecarryingamountofgoodwillareasfollows:
Inter-
national China World-
U.S. Division Division wide
Balanceasof
December27,2003 $386 $ 79 $56 $521
Acquisitions 19 14 — 33
Disposalsandother,net(a) (10) 7 2 (1)
Balanceasof
December25,2004 $395 $100 $58 $553
Acquisitions — 1 — 1
Disposalsandother,net(a) (11) (5) — (16)
Balanceasof
December31,2005$384 $ 96 $58 $538
(a)Disposalsandother,netforInternationalDivisionandChinaDivision,primarily
reflectstheimpactofforeigncurrencytranslationonexistingbalances.
Intangibleassets,netfortheyearsended2005and2004
areasfollows:
2005 2004
Gross Gross
Carrying Accumulated Carrying Accumulated
Amount Amortization Amount Amortization
Amortizedintangible
assets
Franchisecontract
rights $144 $ (59) $146 $(55)
Trademarks/brands 208 (9) 67 (3)
Favorableoperating
leases 18 (14) 22 (16)
Pension-related
intangible 7 — 11 —
Other 5 (1) 5 (1)
$382 $ (83) $251 $(75)
Unamortizedintangible
assets
Trademarks/brands $ 31 $171
We haverecordedintangibleassetsthroughpastacqui-
sitionsrepresentingthe valueofour KFC,LJS andA&W
trademarks/brands. The value of a trademark/brand is
determinedbaseduponthevaluederivedfromtheroyalty
weavoid, in thecase of Company stores,orreceive, in
thecaseoffranchiseandlicenseestores,fortheuseof
thetrademark/brand. We have determinedthatourKFC
trademark/brandintangibleassethasanindefinitelifeand
thereforeisnotamortized.
When we acquired YGR in 2002 we assigned
$140milliontotheLJStrademark/brandand$72million
totheA&Wtrademark/brand.Atthedateoftheacquisi-
tion,wedeterminedthatbothoftheseintangibleassets
hadindefinitelives.However,basedonbusinessdecisions
wemadein2005and2003withregardtotheseConcepts,
wereconsideredtheexpectedusefullivesofthesebrand
intangiblesandatDecember31,2005bothoftheseassets
arebeingamortizedovertheirexpectedusefullives.
In2005,wedecidedtoadjustdevelopmentofcertain
multibrandcombinationswithLJS.Whileweandourfranchi-
seescontinuetobuildnewLJSstandaloneunitsaswellas
multibrandunitsthatincludeLJS,ourdecisiontoreallocate
certaincapitalspendingintheneartermtootherinvestment
alternativeswasconsideredaneconomicfactorthatmay
limittheusefullifeoftheLJStrademark/brand.Accordingly,
inthefirstquarterof2005webegantoamortizetheLJS
trademark/brandoverthirtyyears,thetypicaltermofour
multibrand franchise agreements including one renewal.
We reviewed the LJS trademark/brand for impairment
priortobeginningamortizationin2005anddeterminedno
impairmentexisted.AmortizationexpenseoftheLJStrade-
mark/brand approximated $4million in 2005. When the
LJStrademark/brand was consideredtobeanindefinite-
lifeintangibleassetin2004and2003andwastherefore
subjecttoannualimpairmenttests,wedeterminedthatthe
fairvalueoftheLJStrademark/brandwasinexcessofits
carryingvalue.
In2003,wedecidedtocloseorrefranchisesubstan-
tially all Company-owned A&W restaurants that we had
acquired.Theserestaurantswerelow-volume,mall-based
units that were inconsistent with the remainder of our
Company-ownedportfolio.Also,atthattimewedecidedto
focusmoreonshort-termdevelopmentopportunitiesatLJS.
Thesedecisionsnegativelyimpactedthefairvalueofthe
A&Wtrademark/brandbecauseweassumedlessdevelop-
mentofA&Wintheneartermthanforecastedatthedateof
acquisition.Accordingly,werecordeda$5millionchargein
2003tofacilityactionstowritethevalueoftheA&Wtrade-
mark/branddowntoitsfairvalue.Ourdecisiontonolonger
operate the acquired stand-alone Company-owned A&W
restaurantswasconsideredafactorthatlimitedtheA&W
trademark/brandexpectedusefullife.Subsequenttothe
recordingoftheimpairmentin2003,webeganamortizing
theA&Wtrademark/brandremainingbalanceoveraperiod
ofthirtyyears,thetypicaltermofourmultibrandfranchise
agreementsincludingonerenewal.Amortizationexpenseof
theA&Wtrademark/brandapproximated$2millionin2005
and2004and$1millionin2003.
Amortization expense for all definite-lived intangible
assetswas$13millionin 2005,$8million in 2004 and
$7millionin2003.Amortizationexpensefordefinite-lived
intangible assets will approximate $12million in 2006
through2010.
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