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INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024
Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS | INTANGIBLE ASSETS
| As of
US$ MILLIONS | June 30, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Cost | $ | 17,114 |  |  | $ | 18,622 |
Accumulated amortization | (2,927) |  |  | (2,777) |
Total | $ | 14,187 |  |  | $ | 15,845 |
Intangible assets are allocated to the following cash generating units, or group of cash generating units:
| As of
US$ MILLIONS | June 30, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
North American residential decarbonization infrastructure operation(1) | $ | 3,161 |  |  | 3,267 |
Brazilian regulated gas transmission operation | 2,547 |  |  | 2,970 |
Canadian diversified midstream operation | 1,896 |  |  | 2,050 |
North American rail operations | 1,702 |  |  | 1,732 |
European residential decarbonization infrastructure business(1) | 1,215 |  |  | 1,198 |
Global intermodal logistics operation(1) | 693 |  |  | 704 |
Indian telecom tower operation | 640 |  |  | 652 |
U.K. wireless infrastructure operation | 559 |  |  | 563 |
Brazilian electricity transmission operation(1) | 444 |  |  | 505 |
North American retail colocation data center operation(1) | 405 |  |  | 132 |
U.K. port operation | 270 |  |  | 272 |
Other(2) | 655 |  |  | 1,800 |
Total | $ | 14,187 |  |  | $ | 15,845 |
1.Refer to Note 6, Acquisition of Businesses, for further details. 2.Other intangibles are primarily comprised of customer contracts at our Canadian natural gas gathering and processing operation, Colombian natural gas transmission operation, natural gas operation in India and contracted order book at our U.K. regulated distribution operation. The following table presents the change in the cost balance of intangible assets:
US$ MILLIONS | For the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 |  | For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2023
Cost at beginning of the period | $ | 18,622 |  |  | $ | 13,718 |
Additions through business combinations(1) | 288 |  |  | 4,020 |
Additions, net of disposals | 105 |  |  | 284 |
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period(2) | (19) |  |  | — |
Non-cash disposals(3) | (1,112) |  |  | (7) |
Foreign currency translation | (770) |  |  | 607 |
Ending Balance | $ | 17,114 |  |  | $ | 18,622 |
1.Refer to Note 6, Acquisition of Businesses, for further details. 2.Refer to Note 5, Disposition of Businesses, for further details. 3.Non-cash disposals for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 principally relates to the deconsolidation of our Peruvian toll road operations. Refer to Note 19, Related Party Transactions, for further details. The following table presents the accumulated amortization for Brookfield Infrastructure’s intangible assets:
US$ MILLIONS | For the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 |  | For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2023
Accumulated amortization at beginning of the period | $ | (2,777) |  |  | $ | (1,896) |
Non-cash additions, net of disposals | 93 |  |  | (2) |
Amortization | (409) |  |  | (770) |
Disposals(1) | 14 |  |  | — |
Foreign currency translation | 152 |  |  | (109) |
Ending Balance | $ | (2,927) |  |  | $ | (2,777) |
1.Refer to Note 5, Disposition of Businesses, for further details.

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