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Other Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Other assets | The following is a summary of O ther assets as of December 31:
(Millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Goodwill |  | $ | 2,749 |  | $ | 3,024
Deferred tax assets, net(a) |  |  | 2,231 |  |  | 2,110
Prepaid expenses(b) |  |  | 851 |  |  | 1,626
Other intangible assets, at amortized cost |  |  | 796 |  |  | 854
Community Reinvestment Act Tax Credit investments |  |  | 638 |  |  | 622
Restricted cash(c) |  |  | 477 |  |  | 384
Derivative assets(a) |  |  | 282 |  |  | 711
Other |  |  | 2,045 |  |  | 2,011
Total |  | $ | 10,069 |  | $ | 11,342
Refer to Notes 14 and 21 for a discuss ion of derivative assets and deferred tax assets, net, respectively, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. For 2015 and 2014, $80 million and $96 million, respectively, of foreign deferred tax liabilities is reflected in Other Liabilities. Derivative assets reflect the impact of master netting agreements. Includes prepaid miles and reward points acquired primarily from airline partners of approximately $0.3 billion and $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, including approximately nil and $0.6 billion, respectively, from Delta. Includes restricted cash of approximately $155 m illion and $64 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which is primarily held for coupon and certain asset-backed securitization maturities.
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill | Goodwill The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill reported in the Company’s reportable operating segments and Corporate & Other were as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Corporate & |  |  |
(Millions) | USCS | ICS | GCS | GNMS |  | Other | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 174 |  | $ | 1,052 |  | $ | 1,543 |  | $ | 160 |  | $ | 269 |  | $ | 3,198
Acquisitions |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ―
Dispositions |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | (102) |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | (102)
Other, including foreign currency translation |  |  | ― |  |  | (70) |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | (2) |  |  | (72)
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 174 |  | $ | 982 |  | $ | 1,441 |  | $ | 160 |  | $ | 267 |  | $ | 3,024
Acquisitions |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ―
Dispositions |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | ―
Other, including impairment and foreign currency translation(a) |  |  | ― |  |  | (53) |  |  | ― |  |  | ― |  |  | (222) |  |  | (275)
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 174 |  | $ | 929 |  | $ | 1,441 |  | $ | 160 |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | 2,749
Includes a $219 million impairment charge within Corporate & Other. Refer to Note 2 for additional information.
Components of other intangible assets | The components of other intangible assets were as follows:
|  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014
(Millions) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships(a) |  | $ | 1,506 |  | $ | (836) |  | $ | 670 |  | $ | 1,455 |  | $ | (754) |  | $ | 701
Other |  |  | 231 |  |  | (105) |  |  | 126 |  |  | 255 |  |  | (102) |  |  | 153
Total |  | $ | 1,737 |  | $ | (941) |  | $ | 796 |  | $ | 1,710 |  | $ | (856) |  | $ | 854
Includes net intangibles related to airline partners of $255 million and $340 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, including approximately $165 million and $206 million, respectively, related to Delta.
Estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets | Estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets over the next five years is as follows:
(Millions) |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020
Estimated amortization expense |  | $ | 174 |  | $ | 156 |  | $ | 146 |  | $ | 106 |  | $ | 76

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