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WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Other intangible assets in the table above include a joint development agreement, trade names and a non-
compete agreement. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $213 million, $209 million and $79 million for
2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. During 2014, the Company recorded $53 million of impairment charges related
to intangible assets. As of June 27, 2014, estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets currently subject
to amortization is $153 million for 2015, $71 million for 2016, $42 million for 2017, $6 million for 2018 and $2
million for 2019.
Note 14. Pensions and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans
The Company has pension and other post-retirement benefit plans in various countries. The Company’s principal
plans are in Japan. All pension and other post-retirement benefit plans outside of the Company’s Japanese plans were
immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Obligations and Funded Status
The changes in the benefit obligations and plan assets for the Japanese defined benefit pension plans were as fol-
lows for 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in millions):
2014 2013 2012
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of period ............................. $234 $286 $279
Service cost .................................................. 10 11 4
Interest cost ................................................. 4 5 2
Actuarial gain ................................................ 13 (4) —
Benefits paid ................................................. (7) (6) (2)
Other(1) ....................................................8——
Non-U.S. currency movement .................................... (7) (58) 3
Benefit obligation at end of period .................................. 255 234 286
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period ......................... 167 167 162
Actual return on plan assets ..................................... 15 29 (1)
Employer contributions ........................................ 14 15 6
Benefits paid ................................................. (7) (6) (2)
Other(1) ....................................................7——
Non-U.S. currency movement .................................... (5) (38) 2
Fair value of plan assets at end of period .............................. 191 167 167
Unfunded status at end of year ....................................... $ 64 $ 67 $119
(1) During fiscal 2014 the Japan entity assumed benefit obligations and plan assets from Hitachi. These pension
obligations related to former Hitachi employees who were hired into the HGST Japan entity during or soon after
the 2012 acquisition of HGST by the Company.
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