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Deferred Contract Costs | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Deferred Contract Costs | Deferred Contract Costs Deferred contract costs as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 consists of the following (in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016
Installations and conversions in progress | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 57 |
Installations and conversions completed, net | 120 |  |  | 108 |
Sales commissions and other, net | 176 |  |  | 145 |
Deferred contract costs, net | $ | 362 |  |  | $ | 310 |
Amortization of deferred contract costs was $118 million, $87 million and $71 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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