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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Net Carrying Amount of Goodwill | The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill are as follows (in millions):
|  | Predecessor |
|  | Employer |  |  | Professional |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Solutions |  |  | Services |  |  | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 |  | $ |  | 1,985 |  |  | $ |  | 260 |  |  | $ |  | 2,245 |
Measurement period adjustments |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Balance as of June 30, 2021 |  | $ |  | 1,989 |  |  | $ |  | 261 |  |  | $ |  | 2,250 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Asset Class | Intangible assets by asset class are as follows (in millions):
|  | Successor |  |  | Predecessor |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |
|  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Net Carrying |
|  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Amount |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer related and contract based intangibles |  | $ |  | 3,456 |  |  | $ |  | 58 |  |  | $ |  | 3,398 |  |  | $ |  | 2,078 |  |  | $ |  | 486 |  |  | $ |  | 1,592 |
Technology related intangibles |  |  |  | 222 |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | 213 |  |  |  |  | 316 |  |  |  |  | 180 |  |  |  |  | 136 |
Trade name (finite life) |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | 393 |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Trade name (indefinite life) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Total |  | $ |  | 4,078 |  |  | $ |  | 74 |  |  | $ |  | 4,004 |  |  | $ |  | 2,405 |  |  | $ |  | 672 |  |  | $ |  | 1,733 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets Expected Annual Amortization Expense | Subsequent to September 30, 2021, the annual amortization expense is expected to be as follows (in millions):
|  | Customer Related |  |  | Technology |  |  | Trade |
|  | and Contract Based |  |  | Related |  |  | Name |
|  | Intangibles |  |  | Intangibles |  |  | Intangible |
Remainder of 2021 (October - December) |  | $ |  | 58 |  |  | $ |  | 10 |  |  | $ |  | 6 |
2022 |  |  |  | 230 |  |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  |  | 27 |
2023 |  |  |  | 230 |  |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  |  | 27 |
2024 |  |  |  | 230 |  |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  |  | 27 |
2025 |  |  |  | 230 |  |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  |  | 27 |
Thereafter |  |  |  | 2,420 |  |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  |  | 279 |
Total amortization expense |  | $ |  | 3,398 |  |  | $ |  | 213 |  |  | $ |  | 393 |

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