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Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. 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, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Balance |  | Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Balance
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 1,086 |  |  | $ | (383 | ) |  | $ | 703 |  |  | $ | 1,084 |  |  | $ | (299 | ) |  | $ | 785 |
Intellectual property | 931 |  |  | (563 | ) |  | 368 |  |  | 931 |  |  | (453 | ) |  | 478 |
Licenses | 548 |  |  | (329 | ) |  | 219 |  |  | 546 |  |  | (253 | ) |  | 293 |
Brand names | 123 |  |  | (72 | ) |  | 51 |  |  | 123 |  |  | (59 | ) |  | 64 |
Trade names | 116 |  |  | (31 | ) |  | 85 |  |  | 108 |  |  | (23 | ) |  | 85 |
Patents and other | 24 |  |  | (15 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | 23 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | 10 |
| 2,828 |  |  | (1,393 | ) |  | 1,435 |  |  | 2,815 |  |  | (1,100 | ) |  | 1,715 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | 83 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 81 |  |  | 96 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 94 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 2,911 |  |  | $ | (1,395 | ) |  | $ | 1,516 |  |  | $ | 2,911 |  |  | $ | (1,102 | ) |  | $ | 1,809 |
Schedule of Intangible Asset Amortization Expense | The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Amortization expense | $ | 306 |  |  | $ | 297 |  |  | $ | 260 |
The following reflects amortization of software included within D&A:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Amortization expense | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 161 |  |  | $ | 153 |
Schedule of Estimated Intangible Asset Amortization Expense | Estimated intangible asset amortization expense for the year ending December 31, 2020 and each of the subsequent four years:
| Year Ending December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2024
Amortization expense | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  | $ | 167 |
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, 2017 to December 31, 2019.
|  | Gaming(1) |  | Lottery(2) |  | Interactive |  | SciPlay |  | Digital |  | Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 2,476 |  |  | $ | 356 |  |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,956 |
Reporting unit reallocation adjustment |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (124 | ) |  | 117 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Acquired goodwill |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 379 |  |  | 379 |
Foreign currency adjustments |  | (27 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (55 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2018 |  | 2,449 |  |  | 352 |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |  |  | 364 |  |  | 3,280 |
Foreign currency adjustments |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 2,449 |  |  | $ | 349 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 115 |  |  | $ | 367 |  |  | $ | 3,280 |
(1) Accumulated goodwill impairment charges for the Gaming segment as of December 31, 2019 were $935 million. (2) Accumulated goodwill impairment charges for the Lottery segment as of December 31, 2019 were $137 million.

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