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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
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 are as follows:
(in millions) | Water Infrastructure |  | Applied Water |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015 | $ | 1,098 |  |  | $ | 537 |  |  | $ | 1,635 |
Activity in 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency and other | (36 | ) |  | (15 | ) |  | (51 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2015 | $ | 1,062 |  |  | $ | 522 |  |  | $ | 1,584 |
Other Intangible Assets | Information regarding our other intangible assets is as follows:
| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
(in millions) | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Intangibles |  | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Intangibles
Customer and distributor relationships | $ | 319 |  |  | $ | (136 | ) |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 331 |  |  | $ | (122 | ) |  | $ | 209 |
Proprietary technology and patents | 113 |  |  | (53 | ) |  | 60 |  |  | 116 |  |  | (49 | ) |  | 67 |
Trademarks | 34 |  |  | (18 | ) |  | 16 |  |  | 36 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 19 |
Software (a) | 134 |  |  | (92 | ) |  | 42 |  |  | 131 |  |  | (92 | ) |  | 39 |
Other | 8 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | — |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 133 |  |  | — |  |  | 133 |  |  | 136 |  |  | — |  |  | 136 |
| $ | 741 |  |  | $ | (307 | ) |  | $ | 434 |  |  | $ | 759 |  |  | $ | (289 | ) |  | $ | 470 |

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