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Long-lived Assets | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Long-lived Assets | Long-lived Assets Property and Equipment, Net The details of our property and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation are set forth below:
| March 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| in millions
Distribution systems | $ | 9,893.0 |  |  | $ | 10,264.0 |
Customer premises equipment | 1,719.4 |  |  | 1,800.4 |
Support equipment, buildings and land | 4,132.1 |  |  | 4,491.9 |
Total property and equipment, gross | 15,744.5 |  |  | 16,556.3 |
Accumulated depreciation | (8,192.4) |  |  | (8,502.2) |
Total property and equipment, net | $ | 7,552.1 |  |  | $ | 8,054.1 |
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded non-cash increases to our property and equipment related to vendor financing arrangements (including amounts related to the U.K. JV Entities) of $328.2 million and $370.9 million, respectively, which exclude related value-added taxes (VAT) of $41.4 million and $63.6 million, respectively, that were also financed under these arrangements. Goodwill Changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2021 are set forth below:
| January 1, 2021 |  | Acquisitions and related adjustments |  |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  | March 31, 2021
| in millions
Switzerland | $ | 6,816.0 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  |  | $ | (412.0) |  |  | $ | 6,404.4 |
Belgium | 2,783.7 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (108.3) |  |  | 2,675.4 |
Central and Eastern Europe | 570.2 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (28.9) |  |  | 541.3 |
U.K./Ireland | 296.2 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11.5) |  |  | 284.7 |
Central and Corporate | 0.6 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |
Total | $ | 10,466.7 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  |  | $ | (560.7) |  |  | $ | 9,906.4 |
If, among other factors, (i) our equity values were to decline or (ii) the adverse impacts of economic, competitive, regulatory or other factors were to cause our results of operations or cash flows to be worse than anticipated, we could conclude in future periods that impairment charges are required in order to reduce the carrying values of our goodwill and, to a lesser extent, other long-lived assets. Any such impairment charges could be significant. Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization, Net The details of our intangible assets subject to amortization are set forth below:
| March 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net carrying amount |  | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net carrying amount
| in millions
Customer relationships | $ | 2,287.9 |  |  | $ | (327.5) |  |  | $ | 1,960.4 |  |  | $ | 2,426.6 |  |  | $ | (246.4) |  |  | $ | 2,180.2 |
Other | 1,031.8 |  |  | (374.4) |  |  | 657.4 |  |  | 1,072.1 |  |  | (366.3) |  |  | 705.8 |
Total | $ | 3,319.7 |  |  | $ | (701.9) |  |  | $ | 2,617.8 |  |  | $ | 3,498.7 |  |  | $ | (612.7) |  |  | $ | 2,886.0 |

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