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| Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net Goodwill and other intangible assets, net, were as follows:
(1) Comprised primarily of e-vapor reporting unit goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets related to our 2023 acquisition of NJOY. Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
At March 31, 2026, substantially all of our indefinite-lived intangible assets consisted of (i) MST trademarks of $8.5 billion, which consists of Copenhagen, Skoal and other MST trademarks of $4.0 billion, $3.6 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively, from our 2009 acquisition of UST, and (ii) cigar trademarks of $2.6 billion from our 2007 acquisition of Middleton. Definite-lived intangible assets, consisting primarily of intellectual property, certain cigarette trademarks and customer relationships, are amortized over a weighted-average period of approximately 19 years. Pre-tax amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets was $23 million and $37 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The changes in goodwill and net carrying amount of intangible assets were as follows:
(1) Comprised of non-cash goodwill impairments of $873 million and $285 million recorded in the first and fourth quarters of 2025, respectively. We conduct a required annual review of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for potential impairment as of October 1 of each year, in accordance with our accounting policy, and more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would require us to perform an interim quantitative impairment assessment. There have been no events or changes in circumstances that indicate an interim quantitative impairment assessment was required as of March 31, 2026. Our annual impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of October 1, 2025 resulted in a non-cash, pre-tax impairment of $970 million to our e-vapor reporting unit’s definite-lived intangible assets and a non-cash impairment of $285 million to our e-vapor reporting unit goodwill which we recorded in our consolidated statement of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2025. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, accumulated impairment losses related to goodwill were $1,158 million, which related to the e-vapor reporting unit. First Quarter of 2025 E-vapor Reporting Unit Goodwill Impairment At December 31, 2024, the carrying value of the e-vapor reporting unit goodwill was $1,768 million. The estimated fair value of the e-vapor reporting unit goodwill exceeded its carrying value by approximately 28% ($0.3 billion). As further discussed in Note 12. Contingencies, Altria and certain of our affiliates, including NJOY, are defendants in lawsuits alleging patent infringement based on the sale of NJOY ACE in the United States. In January 2025, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued an exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders prohibiting the importation and sale of NJOY ACE in the United States, which became effective on March 31, 2025. As a result, in connection with the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2025, we concluded a triggering event had occurred and performed an interim impairment assessment. Based on the results of that assessment, we recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment of $873 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. This impairment was due primarily to (i) lower projected volume and revenue due to NJOY ACE’s removal from the U.S. market and (ii) higher projected costs associated with the commercialization of NJOY’s future e-vapor product portfolio, resulting in lower projected operating margins. As of March 31, 2025, after recording the impairment, the carrying value of goodwill within the e-vapor reporting unit was $895 million. In addition, the carrying value of the e-vapor reporting unit’s net assets (including the effect of intercompany debt), which was negative, approximated its estimated fair value. We used an income approach to estimate the fair value of the e-vapor reporting unit. Due to the presence of uncertainties, our cash flows were based on a range of scenarios that consider certain potential regulatory and market outcomes, including the projected impact of enforcement on illicit flavored disposable e-vapor products. In performing the discounted cash flow analyses, we made various judgments, estimates and assumptions, the most significant of which were volume, price, revenue, income, operating margins, scenario weightings, perpetual growth rate and discount rates. We developed these significant assumptions based on our evaluation of the future state of the e-vapor category, including macroeconomic conditions, governmental actions, and other factors, and based these assumptions on factors specific to NJOY’s business. The discount rates used in performing the valuation ranged from 12.0% to 15.0% at March 31, 2025. All significant inputs are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
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