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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The following is a summary of the activity in the goodwill balance for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (in millions):
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2018
$
13,085

Acquisitions
235

Foreign currency translation
(12
)
Other activity, net
2

Goodwill balance at September 30, 2019
$
13,310


The following is a summary of the activity in the other intangible assets balance for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (in millions):
Other intangible assets balance at December 31, 2018
$
10,462

Acquisitions
116

Foreign currency translation
(13
)
Amortization of other intangible assets
(235
)
Other intangible assets balance at September 30, 2019
$
10,330



We completed our acquisition of Simplifile and several other acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (Note 3). Foreign currency translation adjustments result from a portion of our goodwill and other intangible assets being held at our U.K., EU and Canadian subsidiaries, whose functional currencies are not the U.S. dollar. The change in other activity, net, in the goodwill table above primarily relates to adjustments to the fair value of the net tangible assets relating to acquisitions, with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill. We did not recognize any impairment losses on goodwill or other intangible assets during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2019.