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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Goodwill consists of the following:
| December 31, 2014
| Automotive |  | Energy |  | Railcar |  | Food Packaging |  | Consolidated
| (in millions)
Gross carrying amount, January 1 | $ | 1,360 |  |  | $ | 930 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2,300 |
Acquisitions | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Foreign exchange | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Gross carrying amount, December 31 | 1,389 |  |  | 930 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2,329 |
Accumulated impairment, January 1 | (226 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (226 | )
Impairment | — |  |  | (103 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (103 | )
Accumulated impairment, December 31 | (226 | ) |  | (103 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (329 | )
Net carrying value, December 31 | $ | 1,163 |  |  | $ | 827 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2,000 |
| December 31, 2013
| Automotive |  | Energy |  | Railcar |  | Food Packaging |  | Consolidated
| (in millions)
Gross carrying amount, January 1 | $ | 1,368 |  |  | $ | 930 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2,308 |
Adjustment to step-up value | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Foreign exchange | (16 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (16 | )
Gross carrying amount, December 31 | 1,360 |  |  | 930 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2,300 |
Accumulated impairment, January 1 | (226 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (226 | )
Impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Accumulated impairment, December 31 | (226 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (226 | )
Net carrying value, December 31 | $ | 1,134 |  |  | $ | 930 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2,074 |
Schedule of Definite-Lived and Infinite-Lived Intangible Assets | Intangible assets, net consists of the following:
| December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Value
| (in millions)
Definite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 957 |  |  | $ | (345 | ) |  | $ | 612 |  |  | $ | 914 |  |  | $ | (291 | ) |  | $ | 623 |
Developed technology | 120 |  |  | (77 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | 120 |  |  | (67 | ) |  | 53 |
In-place leases | 121 |  |  | (63 | ) |  | 58 |  |  | 121 |  |  | (53 | ) |  | 68 |
Gasification technology license | 60 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | 53 |  |  | 60 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 56 |
Other | 47 |  |  | (20 | ) |  | 27 |  |  | 47 |  |  | (18 | ) |  | 29 |
| $ | 1,305 |  |  | $ | (512 | ) |  | 793 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |  |  | $ | (433 | ) |  | 829 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and brand names |  |  |  |  | 257 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255 |
Gaming licenses |  |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |
|  |  |  |  | 295 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 284 |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,088 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,113 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | The estimated future amortization expense for our definite-lived intangible assets is as follows:
Year |  | Amount
|  | (in millions)
2015 |  | $ | 83 |
2016 |  | 81 |
2017 |  | 81 |
2018 |  | 72 |
2019 |  | 71 |
Thereafter |  | 405 |
|  | $ | 793 |

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