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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The changes in the carrying value of goodwill for each of the Company’s business segments were as follows:
 PropertyServicesTotal
 U.S.AsiaAfricaEuropeLatin America
Balance as of January 1, 2020$3,415.3  $1,021.8  $790.2  $256.2  $692.8  $2.0  $6,178.3  
Additions and adjustments (1)—  —  (0.1) —  —  —  (0.1) 
Effect of foreign currency translation—  (57.4) (35.4) (4.1) (132.5) —  (229.4) 
Balance as of March 31, 2020$3,415.3  $964.4  $754.7  $252.1  $560.3  $2.0  $5,948.8  
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(1) Additions consist of $0.1 million from revisions to prior-year acquisitions due to measurement period adjustments.
The Company’s other intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following:
  As of March 31, 2020As of December 31, 2019
 Estimated Useful
Lives (years)
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Book
Value
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Book
Value
Acquired network location intangibles (1)
Up to 20
$4,967.0  $(1,938.8) $3,028.2  $5,150.8  $(1,920.4) $3,230.4  
Acquired tenant-related intangibles
Up to 20
12,193.2  (3,707.5) 8,485.7  12,674.1  (3,674.6) 8,999.5  
Acquired licenses and other intangibles
3-20
93.9  (7.2) 86.7  106.7  (18.2) 88.5  
Total other intangible assets$17,254.1  $(5,653.5) $11,600.6  $17,931.6  $(5,613.2) $12,318.4  
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(1) Acquired network location intangibles are amortized over the shorter of the term of the corresponding ground lease, taking into consideration lease renewal options and residual value, or up to 20 years, as the Company considers these intangibles to be directly related to the tower assets.
The acquired network location intangibles represent the value to the Company of the incremental revenue growth that could potentially be obtained from leasing the excess capacity on acquired communications sites. The acquired tenant-related intangibles typically represent the value to the Company of tenant contracts and relationships in place at the time of an acquisition or similar transaction, including assumptions regarding estimated renewals.
The Company amortizes its acquired network location intangibles and tenant-related intangibles on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. As of March 31, 2020, the remaining weighted average amortization period of the Company’s intangible assets was 15 years. Amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $217.5 million and $192.7 million, respectively. Based on current exchange rates, the Company expects to record amortization expense as follows over the remaining current year and the five subsequent years:
Fiscal YearAmount
Remainder of 2020$628.4  
2021822.7  
2022818.8  
2023815.2  
2024806.3  
2025790.8