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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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, 2014 and 2013:
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Millions of dollars |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Other intangible assets, finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (1) |  | $ | 665 |  |  | $ | (163 | ) |  | $ | 502 |  |  | $ | 289 |  |  | $ | (125 | ) |  | $ | 164 |
Patents and other (2) |  | 348 |  |  | (104 | ) |  | 244 |  |  | 128 |  |  | (112 | ) |  | 16 |
Total other intangible assets, finite lives |  | $ | 1,013 |  |  | $ | (267 | ) |  | $ | 746 |  |  | $ | 417 |  |  | $ | (237 | ) |  | $ | 180 |
Trademarks, indefinite lives |  | 2,057 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,057 |  |  | 1,522 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,522 |
Total other intangible assets |  | $ | 3,070 |  |  | $ | (267 | ) |  | $ | 2,803 |  |  | $ | 1,939 |  |  | $ | (237 | ) |  | $ | 1,702 |
(1) Customer relationships have an estimated useful life of 4 to 19 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 |
2015 | $ | 78 |
2016 | 75 |
2017 | 72 |
2018 | 70 |
2019 | 67 |

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