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Intangible Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Intangible Assets | INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill by segment and changes in the carrying amount are as follows:
| Real Estate Franchise Services |  | Company Owned Brokerage Services |  | Relocation Services |  | Title and Settlement Services |  | Total Company
Gross goodwill as of December 31, 2017 | $ | 3,315 |  |  | $ | 1,062 |  |  | $ | 641 |  |  | $ | 478 |  |  | $ | 5,496 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (1,023 | ) |  | (158 | ) |  | (281 | ) |  | (324 | ) |  | (1,786 | )
Balance at December 31, 2017 | 2,292 |  |  | 904 |  |  | 360 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 3,710 |
Goodwill acquired (a) | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Balance at June 30, 2018 | $ | 2,292 |  |  | $ | 905 |  |  | $ | 360 |  |  | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 3,711 |
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(a) | Goodwill acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2018 relates to the acquisition of two real estate brokerage operations.
Intangible assets are as follows:
| As of June 30, 2018 |  | As of December 31, 2017
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizable—Franchise agreements (a) | $ | 2,019 |  |  | $ | 759 |  |  | $ | 1,260 |  |  | $ | 2,019 |  |  | $ | 725 |  |  | $ | 1,294 |
Indefinite life—Trademarks (b) | $ | 749 |  |  |  |  | $ | 749 |  |  | $ | 749 |  |  |  |  | $ | 749 |
Other Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable—License agreements (c) | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 35 |
Amortizable—Customer relationships (d) | 549 |  |  | 347 |  |  | 202 |  |  | 549 |  |  | 335 |  |  | 214 |
Indefinite life—Title plant shares (e) | 18 |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  | 18 |
Amortizable—Pendings and listings (f) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Amortizable—Other (g) | 33 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 16 |
Total Other Intangibles | $ | 645 |  |  | $ | 376 |  |  | $ | 269 |  |  | $ | 647 |  |  | $ | 363 |  |  | $ | 284 |
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(a) | Generally amortized over a period of 30 years.
(b) | Primarily relates to the Century 21®, Coldwell Banker®, ERA®, Corcoran®, Coldwell Banker Commercial® and Cartus tradenames, which are expected to generate future cash flows for an indefinite period of time.
(c) | Relates to the Sotheby’s International Realty® and Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate agreements which are being amortized over 50 years (the contractual term of the license agreements).
(d) | Relates to the customer relationships at the Relocation Services segment, the Title and Settlement Services segment and our Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment. These relationships are being amortized over a period of 2 to 20 years.
(e) | Ownership in a title plant is required to transact title insurance in certain states. The Company expects to generate future cash flows for an indefinite period of time.
(f) | Generally amortized over a period of 5 months.
(g) | Consists of covenants not to compete which are amortized over their contract lives and other intangibles which are generally amortized over periods ranging from 5 to 10 years.
Intangible asset amortization expense is as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Franchise agreements | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 34 |
License agreements | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Customer relationships | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 13 |
Pendings and listings | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Other | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Total | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 51 |
Based on the Company’s amortizable intangible assets as of June 30, 2018, the Company expects related amortization expense for the remainder of 2018, the four succeeding years and thereafter to be approximately $49 million, $97 million, $95 million, $93 million, $92 million and $1,085 million, respectively.

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