Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
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The following table indicates the allocation of goodwill (in millions):
U.S. Domestic
Package		 International
Package		 Supply Chain 
Solutions		 Consolidated
Balance on January 1, 2020 $ 715  $ 416  $ 2,682  $ 3,813 
Acquired —  —  —  — 
Impairments —  —  (494) (494)
Currency / Other —  6  42  48 
Balance on December 31, 2020 $ 715  $ 422  $ 2,230  $ 3,367 
Acquired 132  —  243  375 
Currency / Other —  (19) (31) (50)
Balance on December 31, 2021 $ 847  $ 403  $ 2,442  $ 3,692 
2021 Goodwill Activity
The goodwill acquired in U.S. Domestic Package and Supply Chain Solutions related to our October 2021 acquisition of Roadie. The purchase price allocation for acquired businesses may be modified for up to one year from the date of acquisition if additional facts or circumstances lead to changes in our preliminary purchase accounting estimates. See note 9 for further discussion of business acquisitions.
The remaining change in goodwill for both Supply Chain Solutions and International Package was attributable to the impact of changes in the value of the U.S. Dollar on the translation of non-U.S. Dollar goodwill balances.
2020 Goodwill Activity
As of December 31, 2020 we classified our UPS Freight reporting unit as held for sale, which resulted in a goodwill impairment charge of $494 million within Supply Chain Solutions.
The remaining change in goodwill for both Supply Chain Solutions and International Package was due to immaterial purchase accounting adjustments and the impact of changes in the value of the U.S. Dollar on the translation of non-U.S. Dollar goodwill balances.
Goodwill Impairment
We did not record any impairments of goodwill during 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we determined that our UPS Freight reporting unit should be classified as held for sale. Accordingly, we tested goodwill for impairment as of December 31, 2020, and determined that the fair value of the reporting unit had decreased. For the year ended December 31, 2020, a goodwill impairment charge of $494 million, representing the remaining goodwill balance for UPS Freight, is included within Other expenses in the statements of consolidated income. We did not record any goodwill impairments during 2019. Cumulatively, we have recorded $1.1 billion of goodwill impairment charges in Supply Chain Solutions, while our International and U.S. Domestic Package segments have not recorded any goodwill impairment charges.
Intangible Assets
The following is a summary of intangible assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):
Gross Carrying
Amount		 Accumulated
Amortization		 Net Carrying
Value		 Weighted-Average
Amortization
Period
(in years)
December 31, 2021
Capitalized software $ 4,910  $ (3,275) $ 1,635  6.9
Licenses 58  (27) 31  3.7
Franchise rights 119  (37) 82  20.0
Customer relationships 733  (408) 325  10.6
Trade name 67  (1) 66  10.3
Trademarks, patents and other 158  (15) 143  8.4
Amortizable intangible assets $ 6,045  $ (3,763) $ 2,282  7.6
Indefinite lived intangible assets 204  —  204 
Total Intangible Assets $ 6,249  $ (3,763) $ 2,486 
December 31, 2020
Capitalized software $ 4,531  $ (2,962) $ 1,569 
Licenses 95  (37) 58 
Franchise rights 165  (113) 52 
Customer relationships 729  (344) 385 
Trademarks, patents and other 18  (13) 5 
Amortizable intangible assets $ 5,538  $ (3,469) $ 2,069 
Indefinite lived intangible assets 205  —  205 
Total Intangible Assets $ 5,743  $ (3,469) $ 2,274 
A trade name and licenses with carrying values of $200 and $4 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2021 are deemed to be indefinite-lived intangible assets, and therefore are not amortized. Impairment tests for indefinite-lived intangible assets are performed annually. Our annual impairment test as of July 1, 2021 indicated that the fair value of the trade name, which is associated with our truckload brokerage business, remained greater than its carrying value, but that the excess was less than 10 percent. There were no events or changes in circumstances that would indicate the carrying amount of our indefinite-lived intangible assets may have been impaired as of December 31, 2021.
All of our other recorded intangible assets are deemed to be finite-lived intangibles, and are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Impairment tests for these intangible assets are only performed when a triggering event occurs that may indicate that the carrying value of the intangible may not be recoverable. Impairments of finite-lived intangible assets were $19, $13, and $2 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
Amortization of intangible assets was $475, $416 and $377 million in each of 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Expected amortization of finite-lived intangible assets recorded as of December 31, 2021 for the next five years is as follows (in millions): 2022—$540; 2023—$472; 2024—$392; 2025—$314; 2026—$222. Amortization expense in future periods will be affected by business acquisitions and divestitures, software development, licensing agreements, purchase of development areas or similar franchise rights and other factors.