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Other Intangible Assets, Net | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Intangible assets disclosure | Other Intangible Assets, Net Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 |
(in millions) | Gross cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Other intangible assets, net |  | Gross cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Other intangible assets, net |
Purchased and internally developed software | $ | 937 |  | (666 | ) | 271 |  | 890 |  | (640 | ) | 250 |
Affiliate and customer relationships | 2,830 |  | (2,474 | ) | 356 |  | 2,831 |  | (2,450 | ) | 381 |
Debt origination fees | 10 |  | (1 | ) | 9 |  | 10 |  | — |  | 10 |
Trademarks (indefinite life) | 3,025 |  | — |  | 3,025 |  | 3,025 |  | — |  | 3,025 |
| $ | 6,802 |  | (3,141 | ) | 3,661 |  | 6,756 |  | (3,090 | ) | 3,666 |
The Company recorded amortization expense of $38 million and $39 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to other intangible assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, amortization expense for other intangible assets was $76 million and $79 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, the related amortization and interest expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
Remainder of 2019 | $ | 84 |
2020 | 136 |
2021 | 112 |
2022 | 81 |
2023 | 67 |

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