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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
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 Intelligence |  | Ratings |  | Commodity Insights |  | Mobility |  | Indices |  |  |  | Corporate |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 18,110 |  |  | $ | 257 |  |  | $ | 5,522 |  |  | $ | 8,695 |  |  | $ | 1,399 |  |  |  |  | $ | 562 |  |  | $ | 34,545 |
Acquisitions | 62 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 168 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 239 |
Other 1 | 11 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  | 66 |
Balance as of December 31, 2023 | 18,183 |  |  | 274 |  |  | 5,538 |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 1,417 |  |  |  |  | 575 |  |  | 34,850 |
Acquisitions | 229 |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 245 |
Dispositions | (80) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (80) |
Other 1 | (26) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (48) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (98) |
Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | 18,306 |  |  | $ | 259 |  |  | $ | 5,550 |  |  | $ | 8,858 |  |  | $ | 1,369 |  |  |  |  | $ | 575 |  |  | $ | 34,917 |
1Primarily relates to the impact of foreign exchange and valuation adjustments for prior period acquisitions.
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets | The following table summarizes our definite-lived intangible assets:
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost | Databases and software |  | Content |  | Customer relationships |  | Tradenames |  | Other intangibles |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 3,941 |  |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 13,467 |  |  | $ | 1,524 |  |  | $ | 214 |  |  | $ | 19,285 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |  |  | 104 |
Other 1 | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 35 |
Balance as of December 31, 2023 | 3,942 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 13,490 |  |  | 1,528 |  |  | 325 |  |  | 19,424 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 268 |  |  | 268 |
Reclassifications | (15) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (15) |
Other 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | (25) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (39) |
Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | 3,927 |  |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 13,465 |  |  | $ | 1,521 |  |  | $ | 586 |  |  | $ | 19,638 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 765 |  |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 656 |  |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | 1,825 |
Current year amortization | 351 |  |  | — |  |  | 545 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 1,042 |
Reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Balance as of December 31, 2023 | 1,116 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 1,198 |  |  | 256 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 2,872 |
Current year amortization | 350 |  |  | — |  |  | 542 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 1,077 |
Reclassifications | (13) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13) |
Other 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (8) |
Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | 1,453 |  |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 1,737 |  |  | $ | 366 |  |  | $ | 233 |  |  | $ | 3,928 |
Net definite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2023 | $ | 2,826 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,292 |  |  | $ | 1,272 |  |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 16,552 |
December 31, 2024 | $ | 2,474 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,728 |  |  | $ | 1,155 |  |  | $ | 353 |  |  | $ | 15,710 |
1Primarily relates to the impact of foreign exchange and valuation adjustments for prior period acquisitions.
Schedule of 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) | 2025 |  | 2026 |  | 2027 |  | 2028 |  | 2029
Amortization expense | $ | 1,076 |  |  | $ | 1,041 |  |  | $ | 1,027 |  |  | $ | 1,009 |  |  | $ | 987 |

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