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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by operating segment | Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment for the six months ended June 30, 2013 are as follows:
(in millions) | Water Infrastructure |  | Applied Water |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2013 | $ | 1,085 |  |  | $ | 562 |  |  | $ | 1,647 |
Activity in 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired (a) | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | 48 |
Foreign currency and other | (16 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (21 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2013 | $ | 1,117 |  |  | $ | 557 |  |  | $ | 1,674 |
Other Intangible Assets | Information regarding our other intangible assets is as follows:
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
(in millions) | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Intangibles |  | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Intangibles
Customer and distributor relationships | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | (88 | ) |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | 317 |  |  | $ | (75 | ) |  | $ | 242 |
Proprietary technology | 107 |  |  | (32 | ) |  | 75 |  |  | 105 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 76 |
Trademarks | 33 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 19 |  |  | 33 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 19 |
Patents and other | 20 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 21 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 4 |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 146 |  |  | — |  |  | 146 |  |  | 143 |  |  | — |  |  | 143 |
| $ | 649 |  |  | $ | (151 | ) |  | $ | 498 |  |  | $ | 619 |  |  | $ | (135 | ) |  | $ | 484 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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