Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Acquired Intangible Assets Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Acquired Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The aggregate purchase price of Ring and the other 2018 acquisitions was allocated as follows (in millions):

Purchase Price
Cash paid, net of cash acquired	$	865
Indemnification holdback	27
	$	892
Allocation
Goodwill	$	607
Intangible assets (1):
Marketing-related	141
Technology-based	165
Customer-related	140
	446
Property and equipment	3
Deferred tax assets	106
Other assets acquired	254
Long-term debt	(97		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(106		)
Other liabilities assumed	(321		)
	$	892

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(1) Acquired intangible assets have estimated useful lives of between two and seven years, with a weighted-average amortization period of six years.

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes our goodwill activity in the first six months of 2018 by segment (in millions):

	North America			International			AWS			Consolidated
Goodwill - December 31, 2017	$	11,165		$	1,108		$	1,077		$	13,350
New acquisitions (1)	409			183			15			607
Other adjustments (2)	(3		)	(3		)	(7		)	(13		)
Goodwill - June 30, 2018	$	11,571		$	1,288		$	1,085		$	13,944

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(1) Primarily includes the acquisition of Ring in the North America and International segments.

(2) Primarily includes changes in foreign exchange rates.