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Other Long-Term Assets, Net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Other Long-Term Assets, Net  
Other Long-Term Assets, Net

 

Note 8—Other Long-Term Assets, Net

 

Other long-term assets, net of accumulated amortization, consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Intangible assets

 

$

610

 

$

644

 

Fair value of derivative instruments

 

9

 

27

 

Other

 

94

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

713

 

732

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(327

)

(301

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

386

 

$

431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $49 million, $57 million and $85 million, respectively.

 

Intangible assets that have finite lives are tested for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Our intangible assets that have finite lives consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Estimated Useful

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Lives (Years)

 

Cost

 

Amortization

 

Net

 

Cost

 

Amortization

 

Net

 

Customer contracts and relationships

 

1 – 20

 

$

537

 

$

(301

)

$

236

 

$

565

 

$

(277

)

$

288

 

Property tax abatement

 

7 – 13

 

38

 

(22

)

16

 

38

 

(18

)

20

 

Other agreements

 

25 – 70

 

28

 

(4

)

24

 

33

 

(4

)

29

 

Emission reduction credits (1)

 

N/A

 

7

 

 

7

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

610

 

$

(327

)

$

283

 

$

644

 

$

(299

)

$

345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Emission reduction credits, once surrendered in exchange for environmental permits, are finite-lived.

 

We estimate that our amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets for the next five years will be as follows (in millions):

 

2016

 

$

44 

 

2017

 

$

41 

 

2018

 

$

36 

 

2019

 

$

33 

 

2020

 

$

31