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Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
2016 Acquisition [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Summary of Purchase Price Allocation |
|  | As initially reported |  |  | Measurement period adjustments |  |  | As adjusted |
Net purchase price |  | $ | 176 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 179 |
Fair value of net assets acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets other than cash |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 11 |
Trade names (estimated useful lives of 20 years) |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 20 |
Customer relationships (estimated useful lives of 10 years) |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25 |
Current liabilities |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (21 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | (1 | )
Total fair value of net assets acquired |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 60 |
Goodwill(1) |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | (11 | ) |  | $ | 119 |
(1) | The amount of goodwill represents the excess of its purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill includes the expected benefits that the Company believes will result from combining its operations with those of businesses acquired. The amount of goodwill recognized that is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes is $116 million.

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