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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets |
| As of
US$ MILLIONS | June 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Cost | $ | 14,012 |  |  | $ | 15,695 |
Accumulated amortization | (1,354 | ) |  | (1,309 | )
Total | $ | 12,658 |  |  | $ | 14,386 |
Intangible assets are allocated to the following cash generating units, or group of cash generating units:
| As of
US$ MILLIONS | June 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Brazilian regulated gas transmission operation | $ | 2,805 |  |  | $ | 3,885 |
North American rail operations | 1,999 |  |  | 1,992 |
Australian regulated terminal | 1,729 |  |  | 1,758 |
North American residential energy infrastructure operation | 1,696 |  |  | 1,806 |
Peruvian toll roads | 1,088 |  |  | 1,159 |
Chilean toll roads | 729 |  |  | 814 |
Indian toll roads(1) | 705 |  |  | 769 |
U.K. telecom towers operation | 440 |  |  | 472 |
U.K. port operation | 265 |  |  | 283 |
Brazilian electricity transmission operation | 252 |  |  | 401 |
Other(2) | 950 |  |  | 1,047 |
Total | $ | 12,658 |  |  | $ | 14,386 |
1. | Indian toll roads include $628 million of intangible assets at our investment in Simhapuri Expressway Ltd and Rayalseema Expressway Private Limited and $77 million at BIF India Holdings Pte Ltd.
2. Other intangibles are comprised of customer contracts at our Australian port operation, our contracted order book at our U.K. regulated distribution operation, and pipeline authorization agreements at our cross-country gas pipeline business in India.
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill | The following table presents the accumulated amortization for Brookfield Infrastructure’s intangible assets:
US$ MILLIONS | For the six-month period ended June 30, 2020 |  | For the 12 month period ended December 31, 2019
Accumulated amortization at beginning of the period | $ | (1,309 | ) |  | $ | (880 | )
Disposals | 1 |  |  | 12 |
Amortization | (232 | ) |  | (450 | )
Foreign currency translation | 186 |  |  | 9 |
Ending Balance | $ | (1,354 | ) |  | $ | (1,309 | )
The following table presents the change in the cost balance of intangible assets:
US$ MILLIONS | For the six-month period ended June 30, 2020 |  | For the 12 month period ended December 31, 2019
Cost at beginning of the period | $ | 15,695 |  |  | $ | 12,515 |
Additions through business combinations | — |  |  | 3,248 |
Additions, net of disposals | 42 |  |  | 109 |
Held for sale | — |  |  | (1 | )
Non-cash additions | — |  |  | 15 |
Foreign currency translation | (1,725 | ) |  | (191 | )
Ending Balance | $ | 14,012 |  |  | $ | 15,695 |

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