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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The following table details the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill:
| Engineered Products and Forgings |  | Global Rolled Products |  | Total
Balances at December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 4,931 |  |  | $ | 351 |  |  | $ | 5,282 |
Accumulated impairment losses(1) | (719 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | (747 | )
Goodwill, net | 4,212 |  |  | 323 |  |  | 4,535 |
Acquisitions and Divestitures (F) | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Translation and other | (25 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (34 | )
Balances at December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 4,905 |  |  | 342 |  |  | 5,247 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (719 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | (747 | )
Goodwill, net | 4,186 |  |  | 314 |  |  | 4,500 |
Divestitures (T) | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | (13 | )
Translation and other | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |
Transfer from Engineered Structures to Aluminum Extrusions | (110 | ) |  | 110 |  |  | — |
Balances at December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 4,786 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 5,240 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (719 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | (747 | )
Goodwill, net | $ | 4,067 |  |  | $ | 426 |  |  | $ | 4,493 |
(1) | $25 of fully impaired goodwill related to Latin America Extrusions has been moved to Corporate. See Note B.
In 2017, Arconic recognized an impairment of goodwill in the amount of $719 related to the annual impairment review of the Arconic Forgings and Extrusions business. See Goodwill policy in Note A. Other intangible assets were as follows:
December 31, 2019 | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Intangibles, net
Computer software | $ | 744 |  |  | $ | (659 | ) |  | $ | 85 |
Patents and licenses | 95 |  |  | (93 | ) |  | 2 |
Other intangibles | 714 |  |  | (175 | ) |  | 539 |
Total amortizable intangible assets | 1,553 |  |  | (927 | ) |  | 626 |
Indefinite-lived trade names and trademarks | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Total other intangible assets | $ | 1,585 |  |  | $ | (927 | ) |  | $ | 658 |
December 31, 2018 | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Intangibles, net
Computer software | $ | 768 |  |  | $ | (657 | ) |  | $ | 111 |
Patents and licenses | 110 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | 3 |
Other intangibles | 922 |  |  | (149 | ) |  | 773 |
Total amortizable intangible assets | 1,800 |  |  | (913 | ) |  | 887 |
Indefinite-lived trade names and trademarks | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Total other intangible assets | $ | 1,832 |  |  | $ | (913 | ) |  | $ | 919 |
During the second quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $197 for intangible asset impairments associated with the Disks long-lived asset group. See Note M for additional details. Computer software consists primarily of software costs associated with an enterprise business solution within Arconic to drive common systems among all businesses. Amortization expense related to the intangible assets in the tables above for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 was $70, $81, and $71, respectively, and is expected to be in the range of approximately $50 to $60 annually from 2020 to 2024.

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