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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
Schedule of gross carrying amounts of goodwill and accumulated impairment | The gross carrying amounts of goodwill and accumulated impairment associated with our contract drilling services reporting unit were as follows (in millions):
|  | Year ended December 31, 2013 |  | Year ended December 31, 2012 |
|  | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated impairment |  | Net carrying amount |  | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated impairment |  | Net carrying amount |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 10,799 |  | $ | (7,812 | ) | $ | 2,987 |  | $ | 10,911 |  | $ | (7,694 | ) | $ | 3,217 |
Impairment associated with continuing operations |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (118 | ) | (118 | )
Reclassified balance associated with discontinued operations (a) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (112 | ) | — |  | (112 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 10,799 |  | $ | (7,812 | ) | $ | 2,987 |  | $ | 10,799 |  | $ | (7,812 | ) | $ | 2,987 |
(a) As a result of our decision to discontinue operations associated with the standard jackups and swamp barge asset groups, components of our contract drilling services operating segment, we allocated $112 million of goodwill attributable to such operations, which was subsequently impaired. See Note 7—Discontinued Operations.
Schedule of carrying amounts of definite-lived intangible asset and intangible liabilities and accumulated amortization and impairment | The gross carrying amounts of our drilling contract intangibles and drilling management customer relationships, both of which we consider to be definite-lived intangible assets and intangible liabilities, and accumulated amortization and impairment were as follows (in millions):
|  | Year ended December 31, 2013 |  | Year ended December 31, 2012 |
|  | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization and impairment |  | Net carrying amount |  | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization and impairment |  | Net carrying amount |
Drilling contract intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 9 |  | (9 | ) | — |  | $ | 191 |  | $ | (191 | ) | $ | — |
Amortization |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Reclassified balance associated with discontinued operations (a) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (182 | ) | 182 |  | — |
Balance, end of period |  | 9 |  | (9 | ) | — |  | 9 |  | (9 | ) | — |
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 60 |  | (60 | ) | — |  | 148 |  | (94 | ) | 54 |
Amortization |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Impairment associated with continuing operations |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (22 | ) | (22 | )
Reclassified balance associated with discontinued operations (b) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (88 | ) | 57 |  | (31 | )
Balance, end of period |  | 60 |  | (60 | ) | — |  | 60 |  | (60 | ) | — |
Total definite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 69 |  | (69 | ) | — |  | 339 |  | (285 | ) | 54 |
Amortization |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Impairment associated with continuing operations |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (22 | ) | (22 | )
Reclassified balance associated with discontinued operations (b) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (270 | ) | 239 |  | (31 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 69 |  | (69 | ) | — |  | $ | 69 |  | $ | (69 | ) | $ | — |
Drilling contract intangible liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 1,410 |  | $ | (1,351 | ) | $ | 59 |  | $ | 1,494 |  | $ | (1,393 | ) | $ | 101 |
Amortization |  | — |  | (15 | ) | (15 | ) | — |  | (42 | ) | (42 | )
Reclassified balance associated with discontinued operations (a) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (84 | ) | 84 |  | — |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 1,410 |  | $ | (1,366 | ) | $ | 44 |  | $ | 1,410 |  | $ | (1,351 | ) | $ | 59 |
(a) As a result of our decision to discontinue operations associated with the standard jackup and swamp barge asset groups, we reclassified the balances attributable to such operations. See Note 7—Discontinued Operations. (b) As a result of our decision to discontinue the U.S. operations of our drilling management services operating segment, we reclassified the balances attributable to such operations. See Note 7—Discontinued Operations.
Schedule of estimated future amortization of drilling contract intangible liabilities | At December 31, 2013, the estimated future amortization of our drilling contract intangible liabilities was as follows (in millions):
|  | Drilling contract intangible liabilities |
Years ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 15 |
2015 |  | 15 |
2016 |  | 14 |
Total intangible liabilities |  | $ | 44 |

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