GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for our reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	Retail		Group and Specialty		Healthcare Services		Total
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2020	$	1,535	$	261	$	2,132	$	3,928
Acquisitions	—		—		519		519
Balance at December 31, 2020	1,535		261		2,651		4,447
Acquisitions	398		—		6,247		6,645
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	1,933	$	261	$	8,898	$	11,092

The following table presents details of our other intangible assets included in other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

	Weighted Average Life	2021						2020
		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
		(in millions)
Other intangible assets:
Certificates of need	Indefinite	$	1,771	$	—	$	1,771	$	—	$	—	$	—
Medicare licenses	Indefinite	522		—		522		—		—		—
Customer contracts/relationships	9.4 years	883		620		263		849		572		277
Trade names and technology	7.0 years	160		97		63		122		89		33
Provider contracts	11.6 years	72		57		15		69		50		19
Noncompetes and other	6.8 years	35		30		5		29		29		—
Total other intangible assets	9.1 years	$	3,443	$	804	$	2,639	$	1,069	$	740	$	329

Amortization expense for other intangible assets was approximately $65 million in 2021, $88 million in 2020, and $70 million in 2019.

The following table presents our estimate of amortization expense for each of the five next succeeding fiscal years:

	(in millions)
2022	$	68
2023	53
2024	45
2025	43
2026	31