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Acquired Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization for Teradata's Acquired Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for the Company's acquired intangible assets were as follows:

			March 31, 2018								December 31, 2017
In millions	Amortization Life (in Years)		Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization and Currency Translation Adjustments				Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization and Currency Translation Adjustments
Acquired intangible assets
Intellectual property/developed technology	3 to 5		$	35			$	(14	)		$	43			$	(20	)

Aggregate Amortization Expense for Acquired Intangible Assets

The aggregate amortization expense (actual and estimated) for acquired intangible assets is as follows:

		Three Months Ended March 31
In millions		2018				2017
Amortization expense		$	2			$	2

		Actual				For the years ended (estimated)
In millions		2017				2018				2019				2020				2021				2022
Amortization expense		$	8			$	7			$	6			$	4			$	4			$	2

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Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life, by either major class or business segment.

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Tabular disclosure of the amount of amortization expense expected to be recorded in succeeding fiscal years for finite-lived intangible assets.

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