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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Goodwill Activity | Goodwill activity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows (in millions):
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | March 31, 2018 |
Segment |  | Net Book Value at December 31, 2017 |  |  | Other Adjustments (1) |  |  | Foreign Exchange |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment Charges |  |  | Net Book Value |
Live |  | $ | 3,910.8 |  |  | $ | (104.7 | ) |  |  | 8.8 |  |  | $ | 4,239.8 |  |  | $ | (424.9 | ) |  | $ | 3,814.9 |
Learn |  |  | 2,854.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13.2 |  |  |  | 3,302.6 |  |  |  | (435.2 | ) |  |  | 2,867.4 |
Work |  |  | 1,881.8 |  |  |  | (624.4 | ) |  |  | (1.8 | ) |  |  | 1,255.6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,255.6 |
Play |  |  | 1,159.3 |  |  |  | (115.7 | ) |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  | 1,046.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,046.1 |
Other |  |  | 754.0 |  |  |  | (66.6 | ) |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 688.4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 688.4 |
|  | $ | 10,560.1 |  |  | $ | (911.4 | ) |  |  | 23.7 |  |  | $ | 10,532.5 |  |  | $ | (860.1 | ) |  | $ | 9,672.4 |
(1) | Represents amounts reclassified to assets held for sale (see Footnote 4).
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets and Related Amortization Periods | The table below summarizes the balance of other intangible assets, net and the related amortization periods using the straight-line method and attribution method as of the dates indicated, (in millions):
|  | March 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |  |  | Amortization Periods (in years) |
Trade names — indefinite life |  | $ | 9,951.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,951.1 |  |  | $ | 10,210.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,210.8 |  |  |  | N/A |
Trade names — other |  |  | 240.6 |  |  |  | (36.6 | ) |  |  | 204.0 |  |  |  | 366.9 |  |  |  | (58.5 | ) |  |  | 308.4 |  |  |  | 3–30 |
Capitalized software |  |  | 568.8 |  |  |  | (364.7 | ) |  |  | 204.1 |  |  |  | 558.6 |  |  |  | (349.6 | ) |  |  | 209.0 |  |  |  | 3–12 |
Patents and intellectual property |  |  | 189.4 |  |  |  | (83.0 | ) |  |  | 106.4 |  |  |  | 252.1 |  |  |  | (142.8 | ) |  |  | 109.3 |  |  |  | 3–14 |
Customer relationships and distributor channels |  |  | 2,950.0 |  |  |  | (337.2 | ) |  |  | 2,612.8 |  |  |  | 3,703.2 |  |  |  | (377.8 | ) |  |  | 3,325.4 |  |  |  | 3–30 |
Other |  |  | 131.3 |  |  |  | (66.8 | ) |  |  | 64.5 |  |  |  | 135.6 |  |  |  | (62.5 | ) |  |  | 73.1 |  |  |  | 3–5 |
|  | $ | 14,031.2 |  |  | $ | (888.3 | ) |  | $ | 13,142.9 |  |  | $ | 15,227.2 |  |  | $ | (991.2 | ) |  | $ | 14,236.0 |  |  |  |  |

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