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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:
(In millions) | January 1, 2021 |  |  |  | Additions |  |  |  | Translation |  | December 31, 2021 |  | Additions |  |  |  | Translation |  | December 31, 2022
Electrical Americas | $ | 6,456 |  |  |  |  | $ | 971 |  |  |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | 7,417 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  |  | $ | (19) |  |  | $ | 7,402 |
Electrical Global | 4,295 |  |  |  |  | 85 |  |  |  |  | (197) |  |  | 4,183 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | (255) |  |  | 3,929 |
Aerospace | 1,777 |  |  |  |  | 1,091 |  |  |  |  | (87) |  |  | 2,781 |  |  | 184 |  |  |  |  | (122) |  |  | 2,844 |
Vehicle | 293 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |  | 290 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |  | 287 |
eMobility | 82 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |  | 80 |  |  | 255 |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | 334 |
Total | $ | 12,903 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,147 |  |  |  |  | $ | (299) |  |  | $ | 14,751 |  |  | $ | 445 |  |  |  |  | $ | (400) |  |  | $ | 14,796 |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets | A summary of other intangible assets is as follows:
| December 31
| 2022 |  | 2021
(In millions) | Historical cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Historical cost |  | Accumulated amortization
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | $ | 1,201 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,374 |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 4,677 |  |  | $ | 2,156 |  |  | $ | 4,752 |  |  | $ | 1,974 |
Patents and technology | 1,987 |  |  | 830 |  |  | 1,879 |  |  | 712 |
Trademarks | 1,113 |  |  | 570 |  |  | 951 |  |  | 518 |
Other | 175 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 165 |  |  | 62 |
Total intangible assets subject to amortization | $ | 7,952 |  |  | $ | 3,667 |  |  | $ | 7,747 |  |  | $ | 3,266 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets | Amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization in 2022, and estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years, is as follows:
(In millions) |
2022 | $ | 483 |
2023 | 430 |
2024 | 403 |
2025 | 398 |
2026 | 382 |
2027 | 373 |

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