午夜寻花 Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Amortizable Intangibles) (Details)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Amortizable Intangibles) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	听	听	听	听	听
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	听	听	$ 0	听	听
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Period Increase (Decrease)	听	听	0	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 7,604	听	7,604	听	$ 7,523
Accumulated amortization	(1,652)	听	(1,652)	听	(1,331)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	5,952	听	5,952	听	6,192
Amortization of Intangible Assets	168	$ 165	322	$ 281	听
Remainder of 2018	326	听	326	听	听
2019	600	听	600	听	听
2020	576	听	576	听	听
2021	518	听	518	听	听
2022	454	听	454	听	听
FIA Agreement	听	听	听	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	听	听	听	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	3,630	听	3,630	听	3,630
Accumulated amortization	(252)	听	(252)	听	(157)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	3,378	听	3,378	听	3,473
Customer Relationships	听	听	听	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	听	听	听	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	2,684	听	2,684	听	2,684
Accumulated amortization	(648)	听	(648)	听	(501)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	2,036	听	2,036	听	2,183
Licensing Agreements	听	听	听	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	听	听	听	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	349	听	349	听	330
Accumulated amortization	(168)	听	(168)	听	(138)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	181	听	181	听	192
Other Intangible Assets	听	听	听	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	听	听	听	听	听
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	941	听	941	听	879
Accumulated amortization	(584)	听	(584)	听	(535)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Total	$ 357	听	$ 357	听	$ 344

- Definition

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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