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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of goodwill [Text Block] | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
| 2019 |  | 2018
(in millions) | Engine |  | Drivetrain |  | Engine |  | Drivetrain
Gross goodwill balance, January 1 | $ | 1,343 |  |  | $ | 1,012 |  |  | $ | 1,360 |  |  | $ | 1,024 |
Accumulated impairment losses, January 1 | (502 | ) |  | — |  |  | (502 | ) |  | — |
Net goodwill balance, January 1 | $ | 841 |  |  | $ | 1,012 |  |  | $ | 858 |  |  | $ | 1,024 |
Goodwill during the year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions* | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Translation adjustment and other | (6 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | (14 | )
Ending balance, December 31 | $ | 835 |  |  | $ | 1,007 |  |  | $ | 841 |  |  | $ | 1,012 |
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* | Acquisitions relate to the Company's 2019 purchase of Rinehart Motion Systems LLC and AM Racing LLC and the 2017 purchase of Sevcon.
Intangible assets disclosure [Text Block] | The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily from acquisitions, consist of the following:
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
(in millions) | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net carrying amount |  | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net carrying amount
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patented and unpatented technology | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 152 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 91 |
Customer relationships | 481 |  |  | 224 |  |  | 257 |  |  | 490 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 289 |
Miscellaneous | 10 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Total amortized intangible assets | 645 |  |  | 298 |  |  | 347 |  |  | 650 |  |  | 266 |  |  | 384 |
Unamortized trade names | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | 55 |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | 55 |
Total other intangible assets | $ | 700 |  |  | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 402 |  |  | $ | 705 |  |  | $ | 266 |  |  | $ | 439 |
Intangible assets gross roll forward [Text Block] | A roll forward of the gross carrying amounts of the Company's other intangible assets is presented below:
(in millions) | 2019 |  | 2018
Beginning balance, January 1 | $ | 705 |  |  | $ | 730 |
Acquisitions* | 5 |  |  | — |
Translation adjustment | (10 | ) |  | (25 | )
Ending balance, December 31 | $ | 700 |  |  | $ | 705 |
________________ * Acquisitions relate to the Company's 2019 purchase of Rinehart Motion Systems LLC and AM Racing LLC and the 2017 purchase of Sevcon.
Accumulated amortization net [Text Block] |
(in millions) | 2019 |  | 2018
Beginning balance, January 1 | $ | 266 |  |  | $ | 237 |
Amortization | 39 |  |  | 40 |
Translation adjustment | (7 | ) |  | (11 | )
Ending balance, December 31 | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 266 |

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