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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2019
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL |
6. | INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
The changes in intangible assets for fiscal 2019 and the net book value of intangible assets as of May 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
|  | Intangible Assets, Gross |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Intangible Assets, Net |  |  | Weighted Average Useful Life(2) |
(Dollars in millions) |  | May 31, 2018 |  |  | Additions & Adjustments net (1) |  |  | Retirements |  |  | May 31, 2019 |  |  | May 31, 2018 |  |  | Expense |  |  | Retirements |  |  | May 31, 2019 |  |  | May 31, 2018 |  |  | May 31, 2019 |  |  |
Developed technology |  | $ | 5,309 |  |  | $ | 301 |  |  | $ | (204 | ) |  | $ | 5,406 |  |  | $ | (2,814 | ) |  | $ | (857 | ) |  | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | (3,467 | ) |  | $ | 2,495 |  |  | $ | 1,939 |  |  |  | 3 |
Cloud services and license support agreements and related relationships |  |  | 5,999 |  |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  | (286 | ) |  |  | 5,693 |  |  |  | (2,285 | ) |  |  | (712 | ) |  |  | 286 |  |  |  | (2,711 | ) |  |  | 3,714 |  |  |  | 2,982 |  |  |  | 4 |
Other |  |  | 1,622 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | 1,589 |  |  |  | (1,161 | ) |  |  | (120 | ) |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | (1,231 | ) |  |  | 461 |  |  |  | 358 |  |  |  | 5 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 12,930 |  |  | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | (540 | ) |  | $ | 12,688 |  |  | $ | (6,260 | ) |  | $ | (1,689 | ) |  | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | (7,409 | ) |  | $ | 6,670 |  |  | $ | 5,279 |  |  |  | 3 |
(1) | Amounts also include immaterial changes, if any, in net intangible asset balances for the periods presented that resulted from foreign currency translations.
(2) | Represents weighted-average useful lives (in years) of intangible assets acquired during fiscal 2019.
Total amortization expense related to our intangible assets was $1.7 billion, $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. As of May 31, 2019, estimated future amortization expenses related to intangible assets were as follows (in millions):
Fiscal 2020 |  | $ | 1,583 |
Fiscal 2021 |  |  | 1,339 |
Fiscal 2022 |  |  | 1,090 |
Fiscal 2023 |  |  | 668 |
Fiscal 2024 |  |  | 440 |
Thereafter |  |  | 159 |
Total intangible assets, net |  | $ | 5,279 |
The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill, net, which is generally not deductible for tax purposes, for our operating segments for fiscal 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
(in millions) |  | Cloud and License |  |  | Hardware |  |  | Services |  |  | Total Goodwill, net |
Balances as of May 31, 2017 |  | $ | 38,791 |  |  | $ | 2,367 |  |  | $ | 1,887 |  |  | $ | 43,045 |
Goodwill from acquisitions |  |  | 1,052 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,052 |
Goodwill adjustments, net(1) |  |  | (243 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (99 | ) |  |  | (342 | )
Balances as of May 31, 2018 |  |  | 39,600 |  |  |  | 2,367 |  |  |  | 1,788 |  |  |  | 43,755 |
Goodwill from acquisitions |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 96 |
Goodwill adjustments, net(1) |  |  | (63 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (72 | )
Balances as of May 31, 2019 |  | $ | 39,633 |  |  | $ | 2,367 |  |  | $ | 1,779 |  |  | $ | 43,779 |
(1) | Pursuant to our business combinations accounting policy, we recorded goodwill adjustments for the effects on goodwill of changes to net assets acquired during the period that such a change is identified, provided that any such change is within the measurement period (up to one year from the date of the acquisition). Amounts also include immaterial changes, if any, in goodwill balances for the periods presented that resulted from net foreign currency translations.

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