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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
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 three months ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:
(in millions) | Water Infrastructure |  | Applied Water |  | Measurement & Control Solutions |  |  |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2020 | $ | 651 |  |  | $ | 513 |  |  | $ | 1,675 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,839 |
Activity in 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency and other | (13) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (31) |  |  |  |  | (49) |
Balance as of March 31, 2020 | $ | 638 |  |  | $ | 508 |  |  | $ | 1,644 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,790 |
Other Intangible Assets | Information regarding our other intangible assets is as follows:
| March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  | December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |
(in millions) | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Intangibles |  | Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Intangibles
Customer and distributor relationships | $ | 931 |  |  | $ | (361) |  |  | $ | 570 |  |  | $ | 945 |  |  | $ | (352) |  |  | $ | 593 |
Proprietary technology and patents | 200 |  |  | (113) |  |  | 87 |  |  | 204 |  |  | (111) |  |  | 93 |
Trademarks | 145 |  |  | (54) |  |  | 91 |  |  | 148 |  |  | (52) |  |  | 96 |
Software | 442 |  |  | (215) |  |  | 227 |  |  | 428 |  |  | (206) |  |  | 222 |
Other | 17 |  |  | (16) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 20 |  |  | (16) |  |  | 4 |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 165 |  |  | — |  |  | 165 |  |  | 166 |  |  | — |  |  | 166 |
Other Intangibles | $ | 1,900 |  |  | $ | (759) |  |  | $ | 1,141 |  |  | $ | 1,911 |  |  | $ | (737) |  |  | $ | 1,174 |

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