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Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:
(in millions) | QxH | QVC-International | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2020 | $ | 5,112 |  | 922 |  | 6,034 |
Exchange rate fluctuations | — |  | (46) |  | (46) |
Balance as of September 30, 2021 | $ | 5,112 |  | 876 |  | 5,988 |
Schedule of acquired intangible assets by class | Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020
(in millions) | Gross cost | Accumulated amortization | Other intangible assets, net | Gross cost | Accumulated amortization | Other intangible assets, net
Purchased and internally developed software | $ | 1,002 |  | (721) |  | 281 |  | 952 |  | (663) |  | 289 |
Affiliate and customer relationships | 2,836 |  | (2,590) |  | 246 |  | 2,845 |  | (2,564) |  | 281 |
Debt origination fees | 10 |  | (6) |  | 4 |  | 10 |  | (4) |  | 6 |
Trademarks (indefinite life) | 2,878 |  | — |  | 2,878 |  | 2,878 |  | — |  | 2,878 |
| $ | 6,726 |  | (3,317) |  | 3,409 |  | 6,685 |  | (3,231) |  | 3,454 |
Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets future amortization expense | As of September 30, 2021, the related amortization and interest expense for each of the next five years ended December 31 was as follows (in millions):
Remainder of 2021 | $ | 47 |
2022 | 169 |
2023 | 135 |
2024 | 86 |
2025 | 47 |

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