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Acquisition-related intangibles, consisted of the following (in millions):
As of March 31, 2015 As of March 31, 2014
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Acquisition-
Related
Intangibles, Net
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Acquisition-
Related
Intangibles, Net
Developed and core technology ......... $531 $(439) $ 92 $531 $(385) $146
Trade names and trademarks ........... 130 (111) 19 130 (105) 25
Registered user base and other intangibles . . 87 (87) — 87 (87) —
Carrier contracts and related ............ 85 (85) — 85 (79) 6
Total ............................ $833 $(722) $111 $833 $(656) $177
Amortization of intangibles for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are classified in the
Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows (in millions):
Year Ended March 31,
2015 2014 2013
Cost of product ..................................................... $16 $33 $ 55
Cost of service and other ............................................. 36 27 38
Operating expenses .................................................. 14 16 30
Total ........................................................... $66 $76 $123
Acquisition-related intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of their
estimated useful lives or the agreement terms, typically from 2 to 14 years. As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, the
weighted-average remaining useful life for acquisition-related intangible assets was approximately 2.8 years and
3.4 years for each period, respectively.
As of March 31, 2015, future amortization of acquisition-related intangibles that will be recorded in the
Consolidated Statement of Operations is estimated as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ending March 31,
2016 ................................................................................. $ 53
2017 ................................................................................. 32
2018 ................................................................................. 12
2019 ................................................................................. 8
2020 ................................................................................. 6
Thereafter ............................................................................ —
Total .............................................................................. $111
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