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Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of acquired intangible assets by class | 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 |
Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets future amortization expense | 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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- 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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -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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