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Other Intangible Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Other Intangible Assets | Note I. Other Intangible Assets Other intangible assets are presented in the following table.
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
(In millions) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Finite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of business acquired | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 43 |
Trade name | 8 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |
Distribution channel | 12 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |
Total finite-lived intangible assets | 79 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 83 |  |  | 43 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | 69 |  |  |  |  | 73 |  |  |
Total other intangible assets | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 156 |  |  | $ | 43 |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, amortization expense of $4 million and $13 million was included in Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and $2 million and $5 million was included in Other operating expenses in the Statement of Operations for the Hardy segment. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, no amortization expense was recognized. The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization in the table above may change from period to period as a result of foreign currency translation. Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets is $2 million for the remainder of 2013, $3 million in 2014, $1 million in 2015 and $2 million i n years 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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