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Intangible Assets and Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount of Intangibles and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Gross Carrying Amount [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at January 1 |  | $ 1,782 | $ 1,516
Acquisitions | [1] | 1,701 | 384
Foreign currency translation and other |  | (81) | (118)
Balance at December 31 |  | $ 3,402 | $ 1,782
[1] | Primarily attributable to the 2014 acquisitions of Antaya Technologies Corporation and Unwired Holdings, Inc. and the 2015 acquisitions of HellermannTyton Group PLC, Control-Tec LLC and Ottomatika, Inc., as further described in Note 20. Acquisitions and Divestitures.

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- Definition Gross Carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Intangible assets are assets, not including financial assets, lacking physical substance. + References No definition available. + Details
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