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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Schedule of Fair Value Assigned to Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the fair value assigned to other intangible assets for the SWS acquisition (amounts in millions, except for amortization periods):

		SWS
					Weighted Average
					Amortization
					Periods
		Amount			(in Years)
Customer and supplier relationships		$	160		10.0
Covenants not-to-compete			18		5.0
Trade name			4		10.0
Total other intangible assets subject to amortization		$	182		9.5

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Tabular disclosure of the characteristics, including initial carrying value, residual amount, weighted average useful life, of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the period by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by nature or by their use in the operations of the company.

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