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Other Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Other Assets  
Other Assets

6.  Other Assets

Other assets (noncurrent) consist of the following at December 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2017

    

2016

 

Deferred tax assets

 

$

194

 

$

185

 

Deferred returnable packaging costs

 

 

119

 

 

115

 

Repair part inventories

 

 

106

 

 

107

 

Capitalized software

 

 

82

 

 

85

 

Value added taxes

 

 

24

 

 

22

 

Other

 

 

77

 

 

88

 

 

 

$

602

 

$

602

 

Capitalized software includes costs related to the acquisition and development of internal-use software. These costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. Amortization expense for capitalized software was $12 million, $13 million and $19 million for 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. Estimated amortization related to capitalized software through 2022 is as follows: 2018, $13 million; 2019, $14 million; 2020, $13 million; 2021, $12 million; and 2022, $11 million.