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Other Intangible Assets, Net | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Intangible assets disclosure | Other Intangible Assets, Net Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017 |
(in millions) | Gross cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Other intangible assets, net |  | Gross cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Other intangible assets, net |
Purchased and internally developed software | $ | 758 |  | (607 | ) | 151 |  | 710 |  | (548 | ) | 162 |
Affiliate and customer relationships | 2,412 |  | (2,405 | ) | 7 |  | 2,419 |  | (2,409 | ) | 10 |
Debt origination fees | 8 |  | (4 | ) | 4 |  | 8 |  | (3 | ) | 5 |
Trademarks (indefinite life) | 2,428 |  | — |  | 2,428 |  | 2,428 |  | — |  | 2,428 |
| $ | 5,606 |  | (3,016 | ) | 2,590 |  | 5,565 |  | (2,960 | ) | 2,605 |
The Company recorded amortization expense of $24 million and $52 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to other intangible assets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, amortization expense for other intangible assets was $69 million and $183 million, respectively. The decrease in amortization expense for each period is primarily due to the end of affiliation agreement terms for contracts in place at the time of Qurate Retail's acquisition of QVC in 2003. As of September 30, 2018, the related amortization and interest expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
Remainder of 2018 | $ | 25 |
2019 | 76 |
2020 | 44 |
2021 | 17 |
2022 | — |

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