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TableofContents
SEAGATETECHNOLOGYPLC
NOTESTOCONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALSTATEMENTS—(Continued)
TheCompanydeposited$72millionintoanescrowaccountinfiscalyear2013withtheintentionofacquiringtheremainingpubliclyheldsharesofLaCie
throughpublicandprivatetransactions.AsofDecember27,2013,theCompanyhadcompletedtheacquisitionofalloutstandingshares.Theuseofthisdepositin
fiscalyear2013istreatedasanon-cashfinancingactivityandexcludedfromtheStatementofCashFlows.
4.GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssets
Goodwill
Thechangesinthecarryingamountofgoodwillareasfollows:
OtherIntangibleAssets
Otherintangibleassetsconsistprimarilyofexistingtechnology,customerrelationships,in-processresearchanddevelopmentandtradenamesacquiredin
businesscombinations.Withtheexceptionofin-processresearchanddevelopment,acquiredintangiblesareamortizedonastraight-linebasisovertherespective
estimatedusefullivesoftheassets.AmortizationischargedtoOperatingexpensesintheConsolidatedStatementsofOperations.In-processresearchand
developmenthasbeendeterminedtohaveanindefiniteusefullifeandisnotamortized,butinsteadtestedforimpairmentannuallyormorefrequentlyifeventsor
changesincircumstanceindicatethattheassetmightbeimpaired.Ifthecarryingamountofin-processresearchanddevelopmentexceedsitsfairvalue,an
impairmentlossisrecognizedinanamountequaltothatexcess.Therewerenoimpairmentchargesrecognizedforin-processresearchanddevelopment.Allin-
processresearchanddevelopmentwascompletedduringfiscalyear2015,therelatedassetsarenowaccountedforasexistingtechnologyandarebeingamortized
overtheirusefullives.
Infiscalyears2015,2014and2013,amortizationexpenseforotherintangibleassetswas$152million,$131millionand$147million,respectively.
ThecarryingvalueofotherintangibleassetssubjecttoamortizationasofJuly3,2015,issetforthinthefollowingtable:
79
(Dollarsinmillions) Amount
AsofJune28,2013  $ 476
Goodwillacquired   60
Foreigncurrencytranslationeffect   1
AsofJune27,2014  $ 537
Goodwillacquired   339
Foreigncurrencytranslationeffect   (2)
AsofJuly3,2015  $ 874
(Dollarsinmillions) 
GrossCarrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
NetCarrying
Amount
WeightedAverage
RemainingUsefulLife
Existingtechnology  $ 191 $ (69) $ 122 4.1years
Customerrelationships   487  (282) 205 2.4years
Tradename   27  (7)  20 3.2years
Otherintangibleassets   27  (4)  23 4.2years
Totalamortizableotherintangibleassets  $ 732 $ (362) $ 370 3.1years