VINCI - 2005 annual report

E. NOTES TO THE BALANCE SHEET
10. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Changes in the period were as follows:
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Software Patents, Total
(in € millions) licences and other
Gross
At 31/12/2004 98.8 117.5 216.3
Acquisitions as part of business combinations 3.3 25.7 29.0
Other acquisitions in the period 11.8 15.4 27.2
Disposals and retirements during the year (5.3) (11.0) (16.2)
Translation differences 1.2 1.7 2.9
Other movements 0.5 (11.5) (11.0)
At 31/12/2005 110.3 137.9 248.2
Amortisation and impairment losses
At 31/12/2004 (69.6) (64.6) (134.2)
Cumulative amortisation recognised as part of business combinations (3.2) (0.9) (4.1)
Amortisation for the period (18.1) (6.7) (24.9)
Impairment losses (0.0) (1.0) (1.0)
Reversals of impairment losses 0.0 0.3 0.3
Disposals and retirements during the year 4.7 9.5 14.2
Translation differences (0.9) (0.6) (1.4)
Other movements 0.3 6.3 6.7
At 31/12/2005 (86.8) (57.8) (144.6)
Net
At 31/12/2004 29.2 52.9 82.0
At 31/12/2005 23.5 80.2 103.7
11. GOODWILL
Changes in the period were as follows:
(in € millions) Net
At 31/12/2004 776.9
Goodwill recognised in the period 33.1
Impairment losses (*) (13.2)
Translation differences 5.9
Entities no longer consolidated (0.0)
Other movements 10.3
At 31/12/2005 813.1
(*) including amortisation of goodwill related to assets with finite useful life.
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