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Identified Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Identified Intangible Assets

The changes in identified intangible assets were as follows:

			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2019
Cost			9,183
Accumulated amortization/impairment			(4,716)
Book value			4,467
Changes in book value:
Acquisitions/additions			683
Transfer to assets held for sale			(1)
Amortization			(1,529)
Total changes			(847)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
Cost			9,384
Accumulated amortization/impairment			(5,764)
Book value			3,620
Changes in book value:
Acquisitions/additions			63
Transfer to assets held for sale			—
Amortization			(1,398)
Impairment			(43)
Translation differences			—
Total changes			(1,378)
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Cost			9,249
Accumulated amortization/impairment			(7,007)
Book value			2,242

Schedule of Identified Intangible Assets

Identified intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 respectively were composed of the following:

			December 31, 2020												December 31, 2019
			Gross carrying amount						Accumulated amortization						Gross carrying amount						Accumulated amortization
IPR&D(1)			147						—						272						—
Marketing-related			81						(81)						81						(67)
Customer-related			957						(381)						968						(340)
Technology-based			8,064						(6,545)						8,063						(5,357)
Identified intangible assets			9,249						(7,007)						9,384						(5,764)

(1)  IPR&D is not subject to amortization until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development effort.

Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense

The estimated amortization expense for these identified intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years is:

2021			675
2022			572
2023			340
2024			157
2025			106
Thereafter			392

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