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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Intangible Assets | Amortized intangible assets are comprised of the following:
| 2022 |  | 2021
December 31 (in millions) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Developed technology | $ | 1,083 |  |  | $ | 358 |  |  | $ | 828 |  |  | $ | 278 |
Patents | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Customer-related | 1,519 |  |  | 935 |  |  | 1,367 |  |  | 836 |
Other intangibles | 97 |  |  | 64 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 58 |
| $ | 2,701 |  |  | $ | 1,359 |  |  | $ | 2,279 |  |  | $ | 1,174 |
Amortized Intangible Assets, Excluding Goodwill, By Business Segment | Amortized intangible assets, excluding goodwill, were comprised of the following by segment:
| 2022 |  | 2021
December 31 (in millions) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Products and Systems Integration | $ | 913 |  |  | $ | 261 |  |  | $ | 766 |  |  | $ | 184 |
Software and Services | 1,788 |  |  | 1,098 |  |  | 1,513 |  |  | 990 |
| $ | 2,701 |  |  | $ | 1,359 |  |  | $ | 2,279 |  |  | $ | 1,174 |
Goodwill | The following table displays a rollforward of the carrying amount of goodwill, net of impairment losses, by segment from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022:
(in millions) | Products and Systems Integration |  | Software and Services |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2021 | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | 1,200 |  |  | $ | 2,219 |
Goodwill acquired | 218 |  |  | 131 |  |  | 349 |
Purchase accounting adjustments | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (2) |
Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 | $ | 1,236 |  |  | $ | 1,329 |  |  | $ | 2,565 |
Goodwill acquired | 227 |  |  | 573 |  |  | 800 |
Purchase accounting adjustments | (2) |  |  | (29) |  |  | (31) |
Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | (22) |  |  | (22) |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 1,461 |  |  | $ | 1,851 |  |  | $ | 3,312 |

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