Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

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Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - A
Amortization and Impairment Of Goodwill
Supplementary (Expense) Data, Historic Item, Annual Time Series; Field 18224
All Industries:
AMORTIZATION AND IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL represents the total change in positive goodwill,
including the amortization change and losses due to impairment of goodwill.
This item is populated for the annual, quarterly, semi-annual, trimester, quarterly-cumulative and trimestercumulative
time series.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 2001.
It includes but is not restricted to:
All amortisation/impairment/write-offs/write-downs of goodwill (including any amount described as
exceptional/extraordinary)
Amortization/impairment of goodwill arising on the acquisition of an equity accounted or associated
company
Amortization of negative goodwill
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