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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill by segment and changes in the carrying amount | 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
Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | 2,292 |  |  | $ | 906 |  |  | $ | 360 |  |  | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 3,712 |
Goodwill acquired | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Impairment loss | — |  |  |  | (180) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (180) |
Balance at September 30, 2019 | $ | 2,292 |  |  | $ | 726 |  |  | $ | 360 |  |  | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 3,532 |
Accumulated impairment losses (a) | $ | 1,023 |  |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  |  | $ | 281 |  |  |  | $ | 324 |  |  |  | $ | 1,966 |
_______________ (a)Includes impairment charges which reduced goodwill by $180 million, $1,279 million and $507 million during the third quarter of 2019, fourth quarter of 2008 and fourth quarter of 2007, respectively.
Intangible Assets | Intangible assets are as follows:
| As of September 30, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  | As of December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizable—Franchise agreements (a) | $ | 2,019 |  |  | $ | 843 |  |  | $ | 1,176 |  |  | $ | 2,019 |  |  | $ | 792 |  |  | $ | 1,227 |
Indefinite life—Trademarks (b) | $ | 749 |  |  |  |  | $ | 749 |  |  | $ | 749 |  |  |  |  | $ | 749 |
Other Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable—License agreements (c) | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Amortizable—Customer relationships (d) | 549 |  |  | 376 |  |  | 173 |  |  | 549 |  |  | 359 |  |  | 190 |
Indefinite life—Title plant shares (e) | 19 |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  | 18 |
Amortizable—Other (f) | 30 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 12 |
Total Other Intangibles | $ | 643 |  |  | $ | 411 |  |  | $ | 232 |  |  | $ | 645 |  |  | $ | 391 |  |  | $ | 254 |
_______________ (a)Generally amortized over a period of 30 years. (b)Primarily related to real estate franchise brands 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)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 | Intangible asset amortization expense is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Franchise agreements | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 51 |
License agreements | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Customer relationships | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17 |
Other | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Total | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 73 |

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