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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Goodwill | The following is a reconciliation of goodwill by business segment.
(in millions) |  | Renal |  |  | Hospital Products |  |  | Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 408 |  |  |  | $2,279 |  |  | $ | 2,687 |
Currency translation adjustments |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 40 |
Balance as of March 31, 2016 |  | $ | 415 |  |  |  | $2,312 |  |  | $ | 2,727 |
Other Intangible Assets, Net | The following is a summary of the company’s other intangible assets.
(in millions) |  | Developed technology, including patents |  |  | Other amortized intangible assets |  |  | Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | Total |
March 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross other intangible assets |  |  | $1,781 |  |  |  | $ 410 |  |  |  | $87 |  |  |  | $2,278 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (766 | ) |  |  | (153 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (919 | )
Other intangible assets, net |  |  | $1,015 |  |  |  | $ 257 |  |  |  | $87 |  |  |  | $1,359 |
December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross other intangible assets |  |  | $1,742 |  |  |  | $ 393 |  |  |  | $86 |  |  |  | $2,221 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (729 | ) |  |  | (143 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (872 | )
Other intangible assets, net |  |  | $1,013 |  |  |  | $ 250 |  |  |  | $86 |  |  |  | $1,349 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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