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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Other Intangibles |
Goodwill by Segment | Below is a summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
|  | Pharmacy |  |  |  |  |  |
In millions |  | Services |  | Retail/LTC |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 21,685 |  | $ | 16,421 |  | $ | 38,106
Acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  | 126 |  |  | 126
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17
Other (1) |  |  | (48) |  |  | 48 |  |  | —
Balance, December 31, 2016 |  |  | 21,637 |  |  | 16,612 |  |  | 38,249
Acquisitions |  |  | 182 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 385
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2)
Impairments |  |  | — |  |  | (181) |  |  | (181)
Balance, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 21,819 |  | $ | 16,632 |  | $ | 38,451
| (1) |  | “Other” represents immaterial purchase accounting adjustments for acquisitions.
Summary of the Company's intangible assets | The following table is a summary of the Company’s intangible assets as of December 31:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | Gross |  |  |  |  | Net |  | Gross |  |  |  |  | Net
|  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying
In millions |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount
Trademark (indefinitely-lived) |  | $ | 6,398 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6,398 |  | $ | 6,398 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6,398
Customer contracts and relationships and covenants not to compete |  |  | 12,341 |  |  | (5,536) |  |  | 6,805 |  |  | 11,485 |  |  | (4,802) |  |  | 6,683
Favorable leases and other |  |  | 1,190 |  |  | (763) |  |  | 427 |  |  | 1,123 |  |  | (693) |  |  | 430
|  | $ | 19,929 |  | $ | (6,299) |  | $ | 13,630 |  | $ | 19,006 |  | $ | (5,495) |  | $ | 13,511
Anticipated Annual Amortization for Intangible Assets | The anticipated annual amortization expense for these intangible assets for the next five years is as follows:
In millions |  |  |
2018 |  | $ | 817
2019 |  |  | 771
2020 |  |  | 600
2021 |  |  | 539
2022 |  |  | 494

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