Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Schedule of carrying amount of goodwill

	Expedia		Corporate and other	Total
Balance as of January 1, 2017	$	16,560	57	16,617
Acquisitions (1)		126	—	126
Foreign exchange translation		554	—	554
Other (2)		108	—	108
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	17,348	57	17,405

(1) As discussed in note 1, Expedia completed several acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which resulted in a $126 million increase to goodwill. 

(2) As discussed in note 3, during the second quarter of 2017, the preliminary purchase price allocation for the Expedia acquisition was adjusted, resulting in a $126 million increase to goodwill.

Schedule of amortization expense of intangible assets

Based on its amortizable intangible assets as of September 30, 2017, the Company expects that amortization expense will be as follows for the next five years (amounts in millions):

Remainder of 2017	$	489
2018		1,555
2019		1,143
2020		662
2021		482
Total	$	4,331