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Intangible assets excluding goodwill | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Abstract] |
Disclosure of intangible assets excluding goodwill [Text block] | ### 12Intangible assets excluding goodwill The changes were as follows: Philips Group Intangible assets excluding goodwill in millions of EUR 2019
| brand names | customer relationships | technology | product development | product development construction in progress | software | other | total
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Balance as of January 1, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost | 689 | 2,421 | 2,400 | 2,103 | 532 | 684 | 168 | 8,997
Amortization/ impairments | (484) | (1,488) | (1,330) | (1,483) | (51) | (480) | (93) | (5,408)
Book value | 205 | 934 | 1,070 | 621 | 481 | 204 | 75 | 3,589
Changes in book value: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  | - | 28 | (1) | 338 | 129 | 4 | 497
Assets available for use |  |  |  | 296 | (296) |  | - | 1
Acquisitions | 3 | 56 | 24 |  |  | - | (5) | 77
Amortization | (31) | (119) | (127) | (229) |  | (75) | (6) | (587)
Impairments | - | - | (66) | (96) | (8) | - |  | (171)
Translation differences and other | 7 | 20 | 32 | - | 8 | - | (9) | 59
Total changes | (21) | (44) | (110) | (29) | 41 | 54 | (16) | (124)
Balance as of December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost | 709 | 2,476 | 2,491 | 2,387 | 578 | 784 | 154 | 9,579
Amortization/ impairments | (524) | (1,587) | (1,530) | (1,795) | (56) | (527) | (94) | (6,113)
Book Value | 184 | 890 | 961 | 592 | 523 | 257 | 59 | 3,466
Philips Intangible assets excluding goodwill in millions of EUR 2018
| brand names | customer relationships | technology | product development | product development construction in progress | software | other | total
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Balance as of January 1, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost | 670 | 2,342 | 1,985 | 1,848 | 487 | 605 | 105 | 8,042
Amortization/ impairments | (392) | (1,338) | (1,161) | (1,262) | (51) | (431) | (84) | (4,720)
Book value | 278 | 1,004 | 824 | 586 | 436 | 174 | 21 | 3,322
Changes in book value: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  | 7 | 14 |  | 295 | 92 | 1 | 408
Assets available for use |  |  |  | 256 | (256) |  |  |
Acquisitions | 11 | 17 | 330 |  |  | 0 | 56 | 415
Amortization | (34) | (114) | (116) | (221) |  | (59) | (4) | (549)
Impairments | (52) | (16) | (9) | (16) | (1) | (5) | (2) | (101)
Translation differences | 3 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 94
Total changes | (72) | (70) | 246 | 34 | 45 | 30 | 53 | 267
Balance as of December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost | 689 | 2,421 | 2,400 | 2,103 | 532 | 684 | 168 | 8,997
Accumulated amortization | (484) | (1,488) | (1,330) | (1,483) | (51) | (480) | (93) | (5,408)
Book Value | 205 | 934 | 1,070 | 621 | 481 | 204 | 75 | 3,589
Acquisitions in 2019 involved Intangible assets of EUR 77 million in aggregate (2018: EUR 415 million ). For more information, please refer to Acquisitions and divestments. Impairments in 2019 were EUR 171 million. The most notable impairments are mainly in the Diagnosis & Treatment segment, which include product development in business Diagnostic Imaging of EUR 56 million, product development in business Enterprise Diagnostic Informatics of EUR 34 million and the CardioProlific technology of EUR 50 million. These impairments are the result of a revision of strategies in the respective businesses. The amortization of intangible assets is specified in Income from operations. The expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill are as follows: Philips Group Expected useful lives of intangible assets excluding goodwill in years
Brand names | 2-20
Customer relationships | 2-25
Technology | 3-20
Other | 1-10
Software | 1-10
Product development | 3-7
The weighted average expected remaining life of brand names, customer relationships, technology and other intangible assets is 8.2 years as of December 31, 2019 (2018: 9.3 years). The most notable intangible asset as of December 31, 2019 relates to the Spectranetics customer relationships and technology with a carrying value of EUR 333 million and EUR 252 million and a remaining amortization period of 18 years and 13 years respectively. The most notable intangible asset of December 31, 2018 relates to Sleep & Respiratory Care customer relationships with a carrying value of EUR 278 million and a remaining amortization period of 5 years.

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