Intangible Assets
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Computer software [member]  
Statement [LineItems]  
Intangible Assets
Note 16
: Computer Software
Computer software consists of the following:
 
    
                2021
    
                            2020
  
Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1,
 
 
4,771
 
 
 
 4,464
 
Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Internally developed
 
 
460
 
 
 
 397
 
Purchased
 
 
3
 
 
 
 4
 
Acquisitions
 
 
-
 
 
 
 25
 
Removed from service
 
 
(344)
 
 
 
 (57)
 
Disposals of businesses
 
 
(24)
 
 
 
 (60)
 
Translation and other, net
 
 
52
 
 
 
 (2)
 
Balance at December 31,
 
 
4,918
 
 
 
 4,771
 
Accumulated amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1,
 
 
(3,941)
 
 
 
 (3,564)
 
Amortization
 
 
(474)
 
 
 
 (485)
 
Removed from service
 
 
344
 
 
 
 57
 
Disposals of businesses
 
 
19
 
 
 
 49
 
Translation and other, net
 
 
(44)
 
 
 
 2
 
Balance at December 31,
 
 
(4,096)
 
 
 
 (3,941)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carrying amount at December 31:
 
 
822
 
 
 
 830
 
Fully amortized assets are retained in cost and accumulated amortization accounts until such assets are removed from service. Proceeds from disposals of computer software are netted against the related assets and the accumulated amortization and included within “Operating profit” in the consolidated income statement
.

 
Other identifiable intangible assets [member]  
Statement [LineItems]  
Intangible Assets
Note 17
: Other Identifiable Intangible Assets
 
    
Indefinite    
Useful Life    
          
Finite Useful Life
              
                 
     
Trade Names
          
Trade Names
    
Customer
Relationships
    
Databases and
Content
    
Other
          
Total
  
Cost:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2019
  
 
 2,646
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 166
 
 
 
 1,810
 
 
 
 639
 
 
 
 746
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6,007
 
Acquisitions
  
 
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2
 
 
 
 21
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23
 
Removed from service
  
 
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (18)
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 (12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (30)
 
Translation and other, net
  
 
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (3)
 
 
 
 13
 
 
 
 1
 
 
 
 9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20
 
December 31, 2020
  
 
2,646
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
147
 
 
 
1,844
 
 
 
640
 
 
 
743
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,020
 
Acquisitions
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
 
Removed from service
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(7)
 
 
 
(3)
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16)
 
Disposals of businesses
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(9)
 
 
 
(17)
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(26)
 
Translation and other, net
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
(9)
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
(3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(14)
 
December 31, 2021
  
 
2,646
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
130
 
 
 
1,815
 
 
 
638
 
 
 
758
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,987
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated amortization:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2019
  
 
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (123)
 
 
 
 (1,125)
 
 
 
 (520)
 
 
 
 (721)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (2,489)
 
Amortization
  
 
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (10)
 
 
 
 (81)
 
 
 
 (21)
 
 
 
 (11)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (123)
 
Removed from service
  
 
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 -
 
 
 
 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30
 
Translation and other, net
  
 
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (2)
 
 
 
 2
 
 
 
 (1)
 
 
 
 (10)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (11)
 
December 31, 2020
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(117)
 
 
 
(1,204)
 
 
 
(542)
 
 
 
(730)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,593)
 
Amortization
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10)
 
 
 
(82)
 
 
 
(20)
 
 
 
(7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(119)
 
Removed from service
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
Disposals of businesses
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
 
Translation and other, net
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
December 31, 2021
  
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(110)
 
 
 
(1,258)
 
 
 
(560)
 
 
 
(728)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,656)
 
Carrying amount:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2020
  
 
 2,646
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30
 
 
 
 640
 
 
 
 98
 
 
 
 13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,427
 
December 31, 2021
  
 
2,646
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
557
 
 
 
78
 
 
 
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,331
 
The carrying amount of indefinite-lived trade names at December 31
, 2021
and 2020
was comprised of the Reuters and West tradenames in the amounts of $1,939 million and $707 million, respectively.
Due to widespread brand recognition, long history and expected future use, these trade names have been assigned indefinite lives. For purposes of impairment testing, the West trade name was allocated to the Legal Professionals, Corporates and Global Print CGUs as it primarily benefits those CGUs. The Reuters trade name is considered a corporate asset, because it is used in the Company’s name, and therefore its carrying value was compared to the combined excess fair value of all the Company’s CGUs. The Company performed its annual test for impairment as of October 1
, 2021
. No impairment was recorded. See note 18
.