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Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. Amortizable intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives with no estimated residual values, which materially approximates the expected pattern of use.
| December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
| Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Balance |  | Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Balance
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 881.4 |  |  | $ | (214.8 | ) |  | $ | 666.6 |  |  | $ | 875.8 |  |  | $ | (163.9 | ) |  | $ | 711.9 |
Intellectual property | 788.1 |  |  | (332.7 | ) |  | 455.4 |  |  | 726.0 |  |  | (218.2 | ) |  | 507.8 |
Licenses | 419.5 |  |  | (206.9 | ) |  | 212.6 |  |  | 413.2 |  |  | (153.5 | ) |  | 259.7 |
Brand names | 125.7 |  |  | (46.5 | ) |  | 79.2 |  |  | 123.7 |  |  | (32.1 | ) |  | 91.6 |
Trade names | 98.7 |  |  | (14.7 | ) |  | 84.0 |  |  | 97.4 |  |  | (8.1 | ) |  | 89.3 |
Patents and other | 27.1 |  |  | (14.5 | ) |  | 12.6 |  |  | 28.0 |  |  | (14.2 | ) |  | 13.8 |
| 2,340.5 |  |  | (830.1 | ) |  | 1,510.4 |  |  | 2,264.1 |  |  | (590.0 | ) |  | 1,674.1 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | 96.3 |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  | 94.2 |  |  | 96.3 |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  | 94.2 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 2,436.8 |  |  | $ | (832.2 | ) |  | $ | 1,604.6 |  |  | $ | 2,360.4 |  |  | $ | (592.1 | ) |  | $ | 1,768.3 |
Schedule of Intangible Asset Amortization Expense | The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Amortization expense | $ | 260.0 |  |  | $ | 251.9 |  |  | $ | 245.5 |
The following reflects amortization of software included within D&A:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Amortization expense | $ | 153.3 |  |  | $ | 158.9 |  |  | $ | 174.4 |
Schedule of Estimated Intangible Asset Amortization Expense | Estimated intangible asset amortization expense for the year ending December 31, 2018 and each of the subsequent four years:
| Year Ending December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022
Amortization expense | $ | 254.5 |  |  | $ | 240.3 |  |  | $ | 211.7 |  |  | $ | 136.9 |  |  | $ | 131.5 |
Schedule of Goodwill Reconciliation | The table below reconciles the change in the carrying value of goodwill, by business segment, for the period from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017.
|  | Gaming(1) |  | Lottery(2) |  | Interactive |  | Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 2,486.0 |  |  | $ | 417.9 |  |  | $ | 109.8 |  |  | $ | 3,013.7 |
Foreign currency adjustments |  | (57.4 | ) |  | 1.1 |  |  | — |  |  | (56.3 | )
Impairment charges |  | — |  |  | (69.0 | ) |  | — |  |  | (69.0 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2016 |  | 2,428.6 |  |  | 350.0 |  |  | 109.8 |  |  | 2,888.4 |
Acquired goodwill |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14.6 |  |  | 14.6 |
Foreign currency adjustments |  | 46.9 |  |  | 6.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 53.1 |
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 2,475.5 |  |  | $ | 356.2 |  |  | $ | 124.4 |  |  | $ | 2,956.1 |
(1) Accumulated goodwill impairment charges for the Gaming segment as of December 31, 2017 were $935.0 million. (2) Accumulated goodwill impairment charges for the Lottery segment as of December 31, 2017 were $136.6 million

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