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Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of acquired intangible assets by class | Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |
(in millions) | Gross cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Other intangible assets, net |  | Gross cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Other intangible assets, net |
Purchased and internally developed software | $ | 662 |  | (491 | ) | 171 |  | 646 |  | (466 | ) | 180 |
Affiliate and customer relationships | 2,400 |  | (2,319 | ) | 81 |  | 2,397 |  | (2,274 | ) | 123 |
Debt origination fees | 8 |  | (2 | ) | 6 |  | 8 |  | (1 | ) | 7 |
Trademarks (indefinite life) | 2,428 |  | — |  | 2,428 |  | 2,428 |  | — |  | 2,428 |
| $ | 5,498 |  | (2,812 | ) | 2,686 |  | 5,479 |  | (2,741 | ) | 2,738 |
Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets future amortization expense | As of March 31, 2017, the related amortization and interest expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
Remainder of 2017 | $ | 141 |
2018 | 73 |
2019 | 36 |
2020 | 7 |
2021 | 1 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the characteristics, including initial carrying value, residual amount, weighted average useful life, of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the period by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16265-109275 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amount of amortization expense expected to be recorded in succeeding fiscal years for finite-lived intangible assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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