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Acquired Intangible Assets - Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization for Teradata Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail) - Intellectual property/developed technology - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 35 | $ 43
Accumulated Amortization and Currency Translation Adjustments | $ (18) | $ (20)
Minimum |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Amortization Life (in Years) | 3 years |
Maximum |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Amortization Life (in Years) | 5 years |

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