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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Change in Carrying Amount of Goodwill
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment is shown below:
(in millions)Market IntelligenceRatingsCommodity InsightsMobilityIndicesEngineering SolutionsCorporateTotal
Balance as of December 31, 2020$2,071 $263 $527 $— $376 $— $498 $3,735 
Acquisitions— — — — — — 54 54 
  Reclassifications 1
(255)— — — — — — (255)
Other 2
(8)(18)(2)— — — — (28)
Balance as of December 31, 20211,808 245 525 — 376 — 552 3,506 
Acquisitions16,556 22 5,009 8,695 1,023 437 — 31,742 
Dispositions(246)— — — — — — (246)
  Reclassifications 3
— — — — — (437)— (437)
Other 2
(8)(10)(12)— — — 10 (20)
Balance as of December 31, 2022$18,110 $257 $5,522 $8,695 $1,399 $— $562 $34,545 
1Relates to CGS and LCD, which are classified as assets held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021.
2Primarily relates to the impact of foreign exchange and valuation adjustments for prior period acquisitions. 2021 includes adjustments related to RobecoSAM.
3Relates to Engineering Solutions, which is classified as assets held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022.
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes our definite-lived intangible assets:
(in millions) 
CostDatabases and softwareContentCustomer relationshipsTradenamesOther intangiblesTotal
Balance as of December 31, 2020$645 $139 $356 $55 $177 $1,372 
   Acquisitions— — — — 18 18 
     Other 1
— — (1)— 11 10 
Balance as of December 31, 2021645 139 355 55 206 1,400 
   Acquisitions3,774 — 13,377 1,469 17 18,637 
   Dispositions— — — — (5)(5)
     Reclassifications 2
(476)— (257)— — (733)
     Other 1
(2)— (8)— (4)(14)
Balance as of December 31, 2022$3,941 $139 $13,467 $1,524 $214 $19,285 
Accumulated amortization
Balance as of December 31, 2020$406 $139 $175 $50 $96 $866 
Current year amortization52 — 21 2 21 96 
     Reclassifications 3
8 — — — (8)— 
     Other 1
1 — — — (2)(1)
Balance as of December 31, 2021467 139 196 52 107 961 
Current year amortization313 — 482 91 19 905 
     Reclassifications 2
(13)— (22)— — (35)
     Other 1
(2)— — (1)(3)(6)
Balance as of December 31, 2022$765 $139 $656 $142 $123 $1,825 
Net definite-lived intangibles:
December 31, 2021$178 $— $159 $3 $99 $439 
December 31, 2022$3,176 $— $12,811 $1,382 $91 $17,460 
1Primarily relates to the impact of foreign exchange and valuation adjustments for prior period acquisitions. 2021 includes adjustments related to RobecoSAM.
2Relates to Engineering Solutions, which is classified as assets held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022.
3The reclassification in 2021 is related to RobecoSAM.
Schedule of Projected Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets Expected amortization expense for intangible assets over the next five years for the years ended December 31, assuming no further acquisitions or dispositions, is as follows:
(in millions)20232024202520262027
Amortization expense$1,029 $1,023 $1,007 $976 $960