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Intangibles
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangibles INTANGIBLES
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows:
In millionsFreight SegmentTransit SegmentTotal
Balance at December 31, 2019$6,876.6 $1,484.0 $8,360.6 
Additions / opening balance sheet adjustments(3.5)— (3.5)
Disposals(5.6)— (5.6)
Foreign currency impact(29.9)44.5 14.6 
Balance at September 30, 2020$6,837.6 $1,528.5 $8,366.1 
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s trade names had a net carrying amount of $627.6 million and $623.1 million, respectively. The Company believes these intangibles have indefinite lives, with the exception of the right to use the GE Transportation trade name, to which the Company has assigned a useful life of 5 years.
Intangible assets of the Company, other than goodwill and trade names, consist of the following:
In millionsSeptember 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Intellectual property, patents, and other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $198.2 and $123.8
$1,032.3 $1,108.9 
Backlog, net of accumulated amortization of $177.7 and $92.0
1,248.5 1,342.1 
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $254.2 and $212.9
981.2 1,029.9 
Total$3,262.0 $3,480.9 
The weighted average remaining useful life of backlog, intellectual property, customer relationships and other intangibles were 13 years, 12 years, 17 years and 9 years, respectively. The backlog intangible primarily consists of in-place long-term service agreements acquired by the Company in conjunction with the acquisition of GE Transportation. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $70.3 million and $211.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $79.5 million and $172.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
Amortization expense for the five succeeding years is estimated to be as follows:
In millions
Remainder of 2020$69.5 
2021277.7 
2022277.1 
2023276.7 
2024267.2