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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2024 were as follows:
In millionsElectronics & IndustrialWater & ProtectionCorporate & OtherTotal
Balance at December 31, 2023$10,205 $5,900 $615 $16,720 
Currency translation adjustment(51)(59)(4)(114)
Goodwill recognized for Spectrum Acquisition7 — — 7 
Balance at March 31, 2024
$10,161 $5,841 $611 $16,613 

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter, or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate that fair value is below carrying value.

Effective as of January 1, 2024, Electronics & Industrial realigned certain of its product lines making up its business lines (Industrial Solutions, Interconnect Solutions and Semiconductor Technologies). During the first quarter of 2024, the realignment of the businesses within Electronics & Industrial served as a triggering event requiring the Company to perform an impairment analysis related to goodwill carried by certain reporting units as of January 1, 2024, prior to the realignment. As part of the realignment, the Company assessed and re-defined certain reporting units effective January 1, 2024, including reallocation of goodwill on a relative fair value basis, as applicable, to reporting units impacted. Goodwill impairment analyses were then performed for reporting units impacted in the Electronics and Industrial segment and no impairments were identified. The fair value of each reporting unit tested was estimated using a combination of a discounted cash flow model and market approach. The Company’s assumptions in estimating fair value include projected revenue, gross margins, selling, administrative, research and development expenses (SARD), capital expenditures, the weighted average cost of capital, the terminal growth rates, and the tax rate for the income approach and projected EBITDA and derived multiples from comparable market transactions for the market approach.

In connection with the preparation of the full year 2023 financial statements, macroeconomic triggering events required the Company to perform an impairment analysis of the goodwill associated with its Protection reporting unit, within Water & Protection as of December 31, 2023. As a result of the analysis performed, the Company concluded that the carrying amount of the Protection reporting unit exceeded its fair value resulting in a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $804 million, which was recorded within “Goodwill impairment charge” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2023. This reporting unit remains at risk for future impairment due to the fair value now being equal to the carrying value as a result of the recorded impairment. Should macroeconomic conditions worsen, resulting in further recovery delays, or other events occur indicating that the estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit have further declined and the reporting unit is unable to meet or exceed its projections from 2024 and other future years, the Company may be required to record future non-cash impairment charges related to goodwill. As of March 31, 2024, the remaining carrying amount of goodwill within the Protection reporting unit was $4.8 billion.

Other Intangible Assets
The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of other intangible assets by major class are as follows:
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
In millionsGross Carrying AmountAccum AmortNetGross Carrying AmountAccum AmortNet
Intangible assets with finite lives:
  Developed technology$2,074 $(1,137)$937 $2,079 $(1,092)$987 
  Trademarks/tradenames925 (431)494 924 (414)510 
  Customer-related5,770 (2,392)3,378 5,815 (2,329)3,486 
  Other 28 (1)27 28 (1)27 
Total other intangible assets with finite lives$8,797 $(3,961)$4,836 $8,846 $(3,836)$5,010 
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
  Trademarks/tradenames 804 — 804 804 — 804 
Total other intangible assets $804 $— $804 $804 $— $804 
Total$9,601 $(3,961)$5,640 $9,650 $(3,836)$5,814 
The following table provides the net carrying value of other intangible assets by segment:
Net Intangibles by SegmentMarch 31, 2024December 31, 2023
In millions
Electronics & Industrial$3,419 $3,521 
Water & Protection2,138 2,206 
Corporate & Other83 87 
Total$5,640 $5,814 

Total estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2024 and the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
Estimated Amortization Expense
In millions
Remainder of 2024$441 
2025$547 
2026$519 
2027$472 
2028$419 
2029$363