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Other Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other Intangible Assets |
8. |  | OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
December 31, 2015 |  | Gross Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Cost |
Technologies & licences |  |  | 593 |  |  |  | (511 | ) |  |  | 82 |
Contractual customer relationships |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |
Purchased and internally developed software |  |  | 387 |  |  |  | (321 | ) |  |  | 66 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18 |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | (65 | ) |  |  | — |
Total |  |  | 1,067 |  |  |  | (901 | ) |  |  | 166 |
December 31, 2014 |  | Gross Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Cost |
Technologies & licences |  |  | 619 |  |  |  | (519 | ) |  |  | 100 |
Contractual customer relationships |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |
Purchased and internally developed software |  |  | 373 |  |  |  | (302 | ) |  |  | 71 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22 |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 66 |  |  |  | (66 | ) |  |  | — |
Total |  |  | 1,084 |  |  |  | (891 | ) |  |  | 193 |
The line “Construction in progress” in the table above includes internally developed software under construction and software not ready for use. The amortization expense in 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $60 million, $61 million and $72 million, respectively. The estimated amortization expense of the existing intangible assets for the following years is:
Year |  |  |  |
2016 |  |  | 61 |
2017 |  |  | 44 |
2018 |  |  | 28 |
2019 |  |  | 17 |
2020 |  |  | 8 |
Thereafter |  |  | 8 |
Total |  |  | 166 |
During the third quarter of 2015, the Company tested for impairment dedicated long-lived assets of DPG reporting unit related to products for which current and future economic performance is weaker than expected. The result was that these intangible assets, composed of acquired technologies, and amounting to $6 million, were fully impaired due to the fact that their projected cash flows, over their remaining useful life, were less than their carrying value. Additionally, the Company impaired $7 million and $3 million of acquired technologies in the third quarter and the fourth quarter of 2015 respectively, for which it was determined that they had no alternative future use.

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