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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | The following table summarizes other intangible assets at December 31, 2013 and 2012:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
Millions of dollars |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Other intangible assets, finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (1) |  | $ | 289 |  |  | $ | (125 | ) |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 289 |  |  | $ | (109 | ) |  | $ | 180 |
Patents and other (2) |  | 128 |  |  | (112 | ) |  | 16 |  |  | 123 |  |  | (102 | ) |  | 21 |
Total other intangible assets, finite lives |  | $ | 417 |  |  | $ | (237 | ) |  | $ | 180 |  |  | $ | 412 |  |  | $ | (211 | ) |  | $ | 201 |
Trademarks, indefinite lives |  | 1,522 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,522 |  |  | 1,521 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,521 |
Total other intangible assets |  | $ | 1,939 |  |  | $ | (237 | ) |  | $ | 1,702 |  |  | $ | 1,933 |  |  | $ | (211 | ) |  | $ | 1,722 |
(1) | Customer relationships have an estimated useful life of 18 years.
(2) Patents and other intangibles have an estimated useful life of 4
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | The following table summarizes our future estimated amortization expense by year:
Millions of dollars |
2014 | $ | 22 |
2015 | 20 |
2016 | 18 |
2017 | 17 |
2018 | 17 |

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