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Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets | The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
| September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Balance |  | Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Balance
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 1,077 |  |  | $ | (360 | ) |  | $ | 717 |  |  | $ | 1,084 |  |  | $ | (299 | ) |  | $ | 785 |
Intellectual property | 924 |  |  | (537 | ) |  | 387 |  |  | 931 |  |  | (453 | ) |  | 478 |
Licenses | 553 |  |  | (315 | ) |  | 238 |  |  | 546 |  |  | (253 | ) |  | 293 |
Brand names | 123 |  |  | (68 | ) |  | 55 |  |  | 123 |  |  | (59 | ) |  | 64 |
Trade names | 106 |  |  | (28 | ) |  | 78 |  |  | 108 |  |  | (23 | ) |  | 85 |
Patents and other | 24 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | 23 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | 10 |
| 2,807 |  |  | (1,322 | ) |  | 1,485 |  |  | 2,815 |  |  | (1,100 | ) |  | 1,715 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | 96 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 94 |  |  | 96 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 94 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 2,903 |  |  | $ | (1,324 | ) |  | $ | 1,579 |  |  | $ | 2,911 |  |  | $ | (1,102 | ) |  | $ | 1,809 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense | The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Amortization expense | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | 226 |
The following reflects amortization of software included within D&A:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Amortization expense |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | 123 |
Reconciliation of the Carrying Amount of Goodwill, by Business Segment | The table below reconciles the change in the carrying value of goodwill by business segment for the period from December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
Goodwill |  | Gaming |  | Lottery |  | SciPlay |  | Digital |  | Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 2,449 |  |  | $ | 352 |  |  | $ | 115 |  |  | $ | 364 |  |  | $ | 3,280 |
Foreign currency adjustments |  | (14 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11 | ) |  | (29 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2019 |  | $ | 2,435 |  |  | $ | 348 |  |  | $ | 115 |  |  | $ | 353 |  |  | $ | 3,251 |

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