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Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
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, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
| As of
| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  |  | Net Balance |  | Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Balance
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 904 |  |  | $ | (429) |  |  |  |  | $ | 475 |  |  | $ | 904 |  |  | $ | (384) |  |  | $ | 520 |
Intellectual property | 903 |  |  | (659) |  |  |  |  | 244 |  |  | 893 |  |  | (621) |  |  | 272 |
Licenses | 471 |  |  | (369) |  |  |  |  | 102 |  |  | 472 |  |  | (344) |  |  | 128 |
Brand names | 126 |  |  | (94) |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  | 127 |  |  | (86) |  |  | 41 |
Trade names | 114 |  |  | (46) |  |  |  |  | 68 |  |  | 112 |  |  | (38) |  |  | 74 |
Patents and other | 12 |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 11 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 5 |
| 2,530 |  |  | (1,604) |  |  |  |  | 926 |  |  | 2,519 |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | 1,040 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | 50 |  |  | (2) |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |  | 50 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 48 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 2,580 |  |  | $ | (1,606) |  |  |  |  | $ | 974 |  |  | $ | 2,569 |  |  | $ | (1,481) |  |  | $ | 1,088 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense | The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Amortization expense | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 138 |  |  | $ | 156 |
The following reflects amortization of software included within D&A:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Amortization expense | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 75 |
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, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
|  | Gaming(1) |  |  |  | SciPlay |  | iGaming |  |  |  | Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 2,425 |  |  |  |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 181 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,730 |
Acquired goodwill |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |  |  |  |  | 39 |
Foreign currency adjustments |  | (11) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  | (14) |
Balance as of September 30, 2021 |  | $ | 2,414 |  |  |  |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 217 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,755 |
(1) Accumulated goodwill impairment charges for the Gaming segment as of September 30, 2021 were $989 million.

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