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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 Origination and fulfillment costs from contracts with customers capitalized as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following (in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016
Installations and conversions in progress | 104 |  |  | 87 |
Incremental contract origination costs completed, net | 127 |  |  | 96 |
Costs to fulfill a contract, net | 123 |  |  | 117 |
Total deferred contract costs, net | $ | 354 |  |  | $ | 300 |
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, amortization of deferred contract costs was $102 million, $71 million and $58 million, respectively, and there were no impairment losses in relation to the costs capitalized for periods presented.

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