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Other Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]  
Other Intangible Assets
Note K. Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets are presented in the following table.
December 31
 
 
2015
 
2014
(In millions)
Economic Useful Life
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
Finite-lived intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Value of business acquired
1 - 4 years
 
$
57

 
$
57

 
$
60

 
$
61

Trade name
8 years
 
7

 
3

 
8

 
3

Distribution channel
15 years
 
12

 
3

 
12

 
2

Total finite-lived intangible assets
 
 
76

 
63

 
80

 
66

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syndicate capacity
 
 
52

 
 
 
55

 
 
Agency force
 
 
16

 
 
 
16

 
 
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets
 
 
68

 
 
 
71

 
 
Total other intangible assets
 
 
$
144

 
$
63

 
$
151

 
$
66


The Company's other intangible assets primarily relate to the purchase of Hardy, and the amortization of these intangible assets is included in the Statement of Operations for the International segment. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 amortization expense of $2 million and $15 million was included in Amortization of deferred acquisition costs. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 amortization expense of $1 million, $1 million and $5 million was included in Other operating expenses. The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization in the table above may change from period to period as a result of foreign currency translation. Estimated future amortization expense for other intangible assets is $1 million in 2016, $2 million in years 2017, 2018 and 2019 and $1 million in 2020.