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Deferred Contract Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Capitalized Contract Cost [Abstract]

Deferred Contract Costs

Deferred Contract Costs

Origination and fulfillment costs from contracts with customers capitalized as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 consists of the following (in millions):

	2018				2017
Contract costs on implementations in progress	$	93			$	104
Incremental contract origination costs on completed implementations, net	219				127
Contract fulfillment costs on completed implementations, net	163				123
Total deferred contract costs, net	$	475			$	354

For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, amortization of deferred contract costs on completed amortizations was $123 million, $102 million and $71 million.

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