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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Rollforward of goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment follow:
| Electrical Products |  | Electrical Systems and Services |  | Hydraulics |  | Aerospace |  | Vehicle |  | Total
December 31, 2013 | $ | 7,189 |  |  | $ | 4,517 |  |  | $ | 1,385 |  |  | $ | 1,048 |  |  | $ | 356 |  |  | $ | 14,495 |
Goodwill written off from sale of businesses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (78 | ) |  | — |  |  | (78 | )
Translation | (249 | ) |  | (203 | ) |  | (58 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (524 | )
December 31, 2014 | 6,940 |  |  | 4,314 |  |  | 1,327 |  |  | 962 |  |  | 350 |  |  | 13,893 |
Additions | 31 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |
Reclassifications | (106 | ) |  | 106 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Translation | (223 | ) |  | (161 | ) |  | (68 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (465 | )
December 31, 2015 | $ | 6,642 |  |  | $ | 4,279 |  |  | $ | 1,259 |  |  | $ | 956 |  |  | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | 13,479 |
Summary of other intangible assets | A summary of other intangible assets follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014
| Historical cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Historical cost |  | Accumulated amortization
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | $ | 1,661 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,844 |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 3,544 |  |  | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | 3,674 |  |  | $ | 834 |
Patents and technology | 1,447 |  |  | 511 |  |  | 1,494 |  |  | 440 |
Trademarks | 1,113 |  |  | 311 |  |  | 980 |  |  | 250 |
Other | 103 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 15 |
Total intangible assets subject to amortization | $ | 6,207 |  |  | $ | 1,854 |  |  | $ | 6,251 |  |  | $ | 1,539 |
Expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization in 2014, and for each of the next five years | Amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization in 2015, and estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years, follows:
2015 | $ | 401 |
2016 | 394 |
2017 | 384 |
2018 | 364 |
2019 | 357 |
2020 | 352 |

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