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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consisted of:
 
As of December 31, 2018
 
As of December 31, 2017
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License agreements (a)
$
305

 
$
168

 
$
137

 
$
281

 
$
140

 
$
141

Customer relationships (b)
251

 
141

 
110

 
242

 
119

 
123

Other (c)
52

 
21

 
31

 
51

 
18

 
33

 
$
608

 
$
330

 
$
278

 
$
574

 
$
277

 
$
297

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized Intangible Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
1,092

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,073

 
 
 
 
Trademarks
$
547

 
 
 
 
 
$
553

 
 
 
 
_________
(a) 
Primarily amortized over a period ranging from 0 to 40 years with a weighted average life of 16 years.
(b) 
Primarily amortized over a period ranging from 3 to 20 years with a weighted average life of 12 years.
(c) 
Primarily amortized over a period ranging from 3 to 10 years with a weighted average life of 9 years.
During 2017, the Company recorded an impairment related to the unamortized Zipcar trademark of $2 million based on a combination of observable and unobservable fair value inputs (Level 3), specifically the Income approach-relief from royalty method, which considers market inputs.

Amortization expense relating to all intangible assets was as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
License agreements
$
36

 
$
33

 
$
35

Customer relationships
24

 
24

 
23

Other
5

 
5

 
7

Total
$
65

 
$
62

 
$
65


Based on the Company’s amortizable intangible assets at December 31, 2018, the Company expects related amortization expense of approximately $56 million for 2019, $48 million for 2020, $34 million for 2021, $26 million for 2022 and $23 million for 2023 excluding effects of currency exchange rates.
The carrying amounts of goodwill and related changes are as follows:
 
 
Americas
 
International
 
Total Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross goodwill as of January 1, 2017
$
2,139

 
$
986

 
$
3,125

 
Accumulated impairment losses as of January 1, 2017
(1,587
)
 
(531
)
 
(2,118
)
Goodwill as of January 1, 2017
552

 
455

 
1,007

 
Acquisitions

 
5

 
5

 
Currency translation adjustments and other

 
61

 
61

Goodwill as of December 31, 2017
552

 
521

 
1,073

 
Acquisitions

 
54

 
54

 
Currency translation adjustments and other
(13
)
 
(22
)
 
(35
)
Goodwill as of December 31, 2018
$
539

 
$
553

 
$
1,092