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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets
 
As of
US$ MILLIONS
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Cost
$
13,283

 
$
12,515

Accumulated amortization
(1,128
)
 
(880
)
Total
$
12,155

 
$
11,635

Intangible assets are allocated to the following cash generating units:
 
As of
US$ MILLIONS
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Brazilian regulated gas transmission operation
$
4,166

 
$
4,211

North American residential energy infrastructure operation
1,806

 
1,763

Australian regulated terminal
1,757

 
1,766

Peruvian toll roads
1,157

 
1,118

Chilean toll roads
926

 
928

Indian toll roads(1)
838

 
843

U.K. port operation
271

 
273

Other(2)
1,234

 
733

Total
$
12,155

 
$
11,635

1.
Indian toll roads include $739 million of intangible assets at our investment in Simhapuri Expressway Ltd and Rayalseema Expressway Private Limited and $99 million at BIF India Holdings Pte Ltd.
2.
Other intangibles are comprised of customer contracts at our Australian port operation, contracted order book at our U.K. regulated distribution operation, and concession rights to our Brazilian electricity transmission operation as well as our cross country gas pipeline business in India.
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill
The following table presents the accumulated amortization for Brookfield Infrastructure’s intangible assets:
 
For the six-month
period ended June 30
US$ MILLIONS
2019

 
2018

Accumulated amortization at beginning of the period
$
(880
)
 
$
(576
)
Amortization
(228
)
 
(173
)
Foreign currency translation
(20
)
 
62

Ending Balance
$
(1,128
)
 
$
(687
)
The following table presents the change in the cost balance of intangible assets:
 
For the six-month
period ended June 30
US$ MILLIONS
2019

 
2018

Cost at beginning of the period
$
12,515

 
$
10,470

Additions through business combinations
520

 
17

Additions, net of disposals
57

 
32

Foreign currency translation
191

 
(964
)
Ending Balance
$
13,283

 
$
9,555