Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Schedule of carrying amount of goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows (amounts in millions):

	Expedia		Vitalize	Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015	$	—	57	57
Other		—	—	—
Balance as of December 31, 2015		—	57	57
Acquisitions		16,796	—	16,796
Foreign exchange translation		(236)	—	(236)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	16,560	57	16,617

Schedule of intangible assets subject to amortization

	December 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Gross			Net	Gross		Net
	carrying		Accumulated	carrying	carrying	Accumulated	carrying
	amount		amortization	amount	amount	amortization	amount
	amounts in millions
Customer relationships	$	4,064	(111)	3,953	—	—	—
Supplier relationships		949	(119)	830	—	—	—
Technology, including internally developed software		1,554	(59)	1,495	66	(45)	21
Other		230	(178)	52	3	(1)	2
		6,797	(467)	6,330	69	(46)	23
Construction in progress - Internally developed software		33	—	33	1	—	1
Total	$	6,830	(467)	6,363	70	(46)	24

Schedule of amortization expense of intangible assets

Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2016, the Company expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

2017	$	1,903
2018		1,411
2019		1,003
2020		591
2021		473
Total	$	5,381