Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to our disclosed segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were as follows (in millions, unaudited):



	Google		Other Bets		Total Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	16,027	$	441	$	16,468
Acquisitions	196		9		205
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments	57		1		58
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	16,280	$	451	$	16,731

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets

Information regarding purchased intangible assets were as follows (in millions):



	As of December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Patents and developed technology	$	5,542	$	2,710	$	2,832
Customer relationships	352		197		155
Trade names and other	463		143		320
Total	$	6,357	$	3,050	$	3,307

	As of September 30, 2017
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
	(unaudited)
Patents and developed technology	$	5,312	$	2,931	$	2,381
Customer relationships	358		246		112
Trade names and other	548		158		390
Total	$	6,218	$	3,335	$	2,883

Schedule of future amortization expense

As of September 30, 2017, expected amortization expense relating to purchased intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions, unaudited):



Remainder of 2017	$	193
2018	726
2019	615
2020	493
2021	459
Thereafter	397
	$	2,883