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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in the Net Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Operating Segment | The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are as follows (in millions):
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | $ | 8,165 |
Goodwill related to current year acquisitions | 303 |
Goodwill related to disposals | (3 | )
Goodwill related to prior year acquisitions | — |
Foreign currency translation | (172 | )
Balance as of March 31, 2020 | $ | 8,293 |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets by Asset Class | Other intangible assets by asset class are as follows (in millions):
| March 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Impairment |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Impairment |  | Net Carrying Amount
Customer-related and contract-based | $ | 2,227 |  |  | $ | 1,590 |  |  | $ | 637 |  |  | $ | 2,264 |  |  | $ | 1,600 |  |  | $ | 664 |
Tradenames | 1,026 |  |  | 1,005 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 1,029 |  |  | 956 |  |  | 73 |
Technology and other | 408 |  |  | 320 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 380 |  |  | 334 |  |  | 46 |
Total | $ | 3,661 |  |  | $ | 2,915 |  |  | $ | 746 |  |  | $ | 3,673 |  |  | $ | 2,890 |  |  | $ | 783 |
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense on Intangible Assets | The estimated future amortization for finite-lived intangible assets as of March 31, 2020 is as follows (in millions):
Remainder of 2020 | $ | 139 |
2021 | 136 |
2022 | 96 |
2023 | 85 |
2024 | 69 |
2025 | 51 |
Thereafter | 170 |
Total | $ | 746 |

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