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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
NOTE 7 — Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
The following table presents our goodwill and intangible assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018: 
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In millions)
Goodwill
$
8,127

 
$
8,120

Intangible assets with indefinite lives
1,284

 
1,400

Intangible assets with definite lives, net
520

 
592

 
$
9,931

 
$
10,112


Impairment Assessments. We perform our annual assessment of possible impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of October 1, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that an impairment may have occurred. As of October 1, 2019, we had no impairments of goodwill or intangible assets with indefinite-lives. As of October 1, 2018, we incurred impairment charges related to intangible assets with indefinite-lives of $42 million and goodwill of $25 million both within our Core OTA segment. In addition, during the second quarter of 2018, we incurred goodwill impairment charge of $61 million within our Core OTA segment.
Goodwill. The following table presents the changes in goodwill by reportable segment:
 
Core OTA
 
trivago
 
Vrbo
 
Egencia
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance as of January 1, 2018
$
4,840

 
$
588

 
$
2,656

 
$
145

 
$
8,229

Additions
—

 
—

 
31

 
—

 
31

Impairment charge
(86
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(86
)
Foreign exchange translation and other
(13
)
 
(27
)
 
(5
)
 
(9
)
 
(54
)
Balance as of December 31, 2018
4,741

 
561

 
2,682

 
136

 
8,120

Additions
—

 
—

 
21

 
—

 
21

Foreign exchange translation and other
—

 
(12
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
(14
)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
$
4,741

 
$
549

 
$
2,703

 
$
134

 
$
8,127


Any immaterial change in goodwill amounts resulting from purchase accounting adjustments are presented as "Foreign exchange translation and other" in the above table.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, accumulated goodwill impairment losses in total were $2.6 billion for both periods, which was associated with our Core OTA segment.
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets. Our indefinite-lived intangible assets relate principally to trade names and trademarks acquired in various acquisitions.
Intangible Assets with Definite Lives. The following table presents the components of our intangible assets with definite lives as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
December 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
(In millions)
Customer relationships
$
658

 
$
(499
)
 
$
159

 
$
659

 
$
(419
)
 
$
240

Supplier relationships
651

 
(483
)
 
168

 
650

 
(426
)
 
224

Domain names
183

 
(109
)
 
74

 
159

 
(83
)
 
76

Technology
529

 
(521
)
 
8

 
544

 
(510
)
 
34

Other(1)
563

 
(452
)
 
111

 
450

 
(432
)
 
18

Total
$
2,584

 
$
(2,064
)
 
$
520

 
$
2,462

 
$
(1,870
)
 
$
592


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(1)
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we reclassified an intangible asset valued at $113 million from indefinite-lived to definite lived and began amortizing that asset over seven years after determining no impairment existed.
Amortization expense was $198 million, $283 million and $275 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. The estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets with definite lives as of December 31, 2019, assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, is as follows, in millions:
2020
$
163

2021
117

2022
95

2023
55

2024
50

2025 and thereafter
40

Total
$
520