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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Strategic Investments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
Changes in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability during the first quarter of 2024 associated with prior period acquisitions were as follows:

(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2023$404 
Contingent consideration net expense (benefit)17 
Contingent consideration payments and other adjustments(148)
Balance as of March 31, 2024$273 
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques
The recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of our contingent consideration liability that we expect to be required to settle include the following significant unobservable inputs:
Contingent Consideration LiabilityFair Value as of March 31, 2024Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange
Weighted Average(1)
Revenue-based Payments and Milestones$273 millionDiscounted Cash FlowDiscount Rate6%-11%6%
Probability of Payment100%100%
Projected Year of Payment2024-20272025
(1) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the contingent consideration liability. For projected year of payment, the amount represents the median of the inputs and is not a weighted average.
Investment
The aggregate carrying amount of our strategic investments was comprised of the following:

As of
(in millions)March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Equity method investments$211 $219 
Measurement alternative investments(1, 2)
218 194 
$429 $413 
(1) Measurement alternative investments are privately-held equity securities without readily determinable fair values that are measured at cost less impairment, if any, adjusted to fair value for any observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer, recognized in Other, net within our accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
(2) Includes publicly-held securities and convertible notes measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Other, net within our accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
Acotec  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition
(in millions)
Acotec(1)
Payment for majority stake investment$381 
$381 
(1) Excludes approximately $140 million of cash on hand at the closing of the transaction
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
(in millions)Acotec
Goodwill$337 
Amortizable intangible assets334 
Other assets acquired93 
Liabilities assumed(48)
Net deferred tax liabilities(76)
Fair value of noncontrolling interest(259)
$381 
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination
We allocated a portion of the purchase price to the specific intangible asset categories as follows:

Amount Assigned
(in millions)
Weighted Average Amortization Period
(in years)
Risk-Adjusted Discount
Rates used in Purchase Price Allocation
Amortizable intangible assets:
Technology-related$308 1114%
Customer relationships15 1114%
Other intangible assets11 1314%
$334