| NOTE 12 | INTANGIBLE ASSETS | ||||||||
| NOK 1 000 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| Goodwill (note 13) | 2 329 817 | 1 941 079 | |||||||
| Other intangible assets | 1 472 504 | 1 212 640 | |||||||
| Carrying amount at 31 December | 3 802 321 | 3 153 719 | |||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| NOK 1 000 | Software | Brands | Patents and rights | Capitalised development costs | Customer relations | Total | |||
| Cost at 1 January | 386 037 | 85 888 | 690 434 | 415 075 | 721 385 | 2 298 819 | |||
| Ordinary additions | 117 104 | 221 525 | 2 283 | 46 727 | 86 000 | 473 639 | |||
| Disposals | -3 707 | - | - 714 | - | - | -4 421 | |||
| Exchange differences | -18 748 |  | -14 047 | -15 161 | - | -47 956 | |||
| Cost at 31 December | 480 686 | 307 414 | 677 956 | 446 640 | 807 385 | 2 720 081 | |||
| Acc. Amortisation and impairment at 1 January | 317 258 | - | 416 803 | 73 074 | 279 043 | 1 086 179 | |||
| Current year depreciation charge | 16 324 | - | 48 957 | 37 976 | 72 138 | 175 395 | |||
| Current year amortisation charge | 121 | - | - | 21 844 | - | 21 965 | |||
| Disposals | -3 553 | - | - 109 | - | - | -3 662 | |||
| Exchange differences | -16 298 | - | -13 986 | -2 017 | - | -32 301 | |||
| Accumulated amortisation at 31 December | 313 853 | - | 451 666 | 130 877 | 351 181 | 1 247 576 | |||
| Accumulated impairment at 31 December | 3 707 | - | 1 000 | 21 844 | - | 26 551 | |||
| Carrying amount at 31 December | 166 833 | 307 414 | 226 291 | 315 763 | 456 203 | 1 472 504 | |||
| Economic life | 3-5 years | > 20 years to indefinite | 3-10 years | 10 years | 10-15 years | ||||
| Amortisation method | Straight-line | Straight-line | Straight-line | Straight-line | Straight-line | ||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| NOK 1 000 | Software | Brands | Patents and rights | Capitalised development costs | Customer relations | Total | |||
| Cost at 1 January | 355 620 | 165 688 | 694 894 | 309 593 | 856 185 | 2 381 980 | |||
| Ordinary additions | 50 264 | 600 | 7 524 | 100 340 | - | 158 728 | |||
| Disposals | -1 719 | - | - | -9 430 | - | -11 149 | |||
| Transfers between asset groups | - | - | -3 120 | 3 120 | - | - | |||
| Reclassified to asset held for sale | -41 496 | -80 400 | -21 479 | - | -134 800 | -278 175 | |||
| Exchange differences | 23 368 |  | 12 615 | 13 685 | - | 49 668 | |||
| Cost at 31 December | 386 038 | 85 888 | 690 434 | 417 309 | 721 385 | 2 301 053 | |||
| Acc. Amortisation and impairment at 1 January | 305 016 | 14 740 | 364 603 | 43 642 | 253 264 | 981 265 | |||
| Current year amortisation charge | 24 542 | 4 020 | 49 654 | 33 312 | 84 783 | 196 311 | |||
| Disposals | -1 239 | - | - | -3 764 | - | -5 003 | |||
| Reclassified to asset held for sale | -33 532 | -18 760 | -14 097 | - | -59 003 | -125 392 | |||
| Exchange differences | 22 472 | - | 16 642 | 2 118 | - | 41 232 | |||
| Accumulated amortisation at 31 December | 317 260 | - | 416 802 | 75 307 | 279 044 | 1 088 413 | |||
| Accumulated impairment at 31 December | 3 918 | - | 1 000 | - | - | 4 918 | |||
| Carrying amount at 31 December | 68 778 | 85 888 | 273 632 | 342 001 | 442 341 | 1 212 640 | |||
| Economic life | 3-5 years | > 20 years to indefinite | 3-10 years | 10 years | 10-15 years | ||||
| Amortisation method | Straight-line | Straight-line | Straight-line | Straight-line | Straight-line | ||||
| Research and development | |||||||||
| Costs expensed to research and development in fiscal year 2016 totalled MNOK 36. The corresponding cost for 2015 was MNOK 97. | |||||||||