2020 Annual Financial Report

Chapter 6 : 2020 Consolidated financial statements

Note 12 Intangible assets, net

/Changes in intangible assets
 

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

 

(in millions of euros)

Client relationships

Software, technology and other

Brands

Total intangible assets

Gross value at January 1, 2019

Gross value at January 1, 2019

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

1,115

Gross value at January 1, 2019

 

380

964

2,459

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

499

Acquisitions

 

577

-1 076

Change in scope

Change in scope

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

-

Change in scope

 

85

-85

Disposals

Disposals

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

-

Disposals

 

(10)

-(10)

Translation adjustments and other

Translation adjustments and other

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

23

Translation adjustments and other

 

14

2057

Gross value at December 31, 2019

Gross value at December 31, 2019

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

1,637

Gross value at December 31, 2019

 

1,046

984

3,667

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

-

Acquisitions

 

76

-76

Disposals

Disposals

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

-

Disposals

 

(63)

-(63)

Translation adjustments and other

Translation adjustments and other

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(122)

Translation adjustments and other

 

(87)

(82)(291)

Gross value at December 31, 2020

Gross value at December 31, 2020

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

1,515

Gross value at December 31, 2020

 

972

902

3,389

Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2019

Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2019

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(972)

Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2019

 

(437)

(279)

(1,688)

Amortization

Amortization

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(152)

Amortization

 

(150)

(92)(394)

Disposals

Disposals

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

-

Disposals

 

56

-56

Translation adjustments and other

Translation adjustments and other

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

78

Translation adjustments and other

 

39

29146

Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2020

Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2020

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(1,046)

Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2020

 

(492)

(342)

(1,880)

Net value at December 31, 2020

Net value at December 31, 2020

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

469

Net value at December 31, 2020

 

480

560

1,509

Valuation of intangible assets

Valuation tests carried out by an independent expert at the end of the 2020 financial year resulted in the Groupe reviewing the amortization periods for certain customer relations (see Note 6).

In 2019, valuation tests carried out by an independent expert resulted in the Groupe recognizing impairment losses of euro 42 million in 2019 (see Note 6).