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Other Noncurrent Assets January 28, January 30 2016 308 277 (millions) 2017 mpany-owned life insurence investments Goodwill and intangible assets 345 $ 259 43 124 71 $ on asset Other 189 Total 840 Company-owned lfe insurance policies on approximately 4,000 team members who have been designated highly compensa under the Internal Revenue Code and have given their consent to be insured. Amounts are presented net of loans that are secu by some of these policies. 18. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill totaled $133 milion at January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016. During 2015, we announced our decision to wind down certain noncore operations. As a result, we recorded a $35 million pretax impairment loss, which included approximately $23 million of intangible assets and $12 million of goodwil. These costs were included in SG&A on our Consolidated Statements of Operations, but were not included in our segment results. No impairments were recorded in 2016 or 2014 as a result of the annual goodwill impairment tests Intangible Assets Leasehold (o Acquisition Costs Other Total January 28, January 30 January 28, January30 January 28, January 30. (millions) Gross asset Accumulated amortization Net intangible assets 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 208 S 299 (132) (127 (38) (27) (170)(154) 76 $ 61 S 84S Other intangible assets relate primarily to trädemarks. 126 $ 145 We use the straight-line method to amortize leasehold acquisition costs primanly over 9 to 39 years and other definite-lived intangibles over 3 to 15 years. The weighted average life of leasehold acquisition costs and other intangible assets was 27 years and 8 years, respectively, at January 28, 2017 Amortization expense was $18 million, $23 million, and $22 million in 2016 2015, and 2014 respect

OVERVIEW OF THE 2 CHARTS 15 & 16 in a few sentences each or short paragraph each

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Chart 15: Except for company owned life insurance investement all other components of other non current asset decreased.

Chart 16: Gross asset decreased by $3 Million in intangible asset and accumulated amortization increases by $16 million which decrease the total intangble asset by $19 Million. It means Goodwill increases by $1 Million.