GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

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 nine months ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

	Retail		Group and Specialty		Healthcare Services		Total
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2022	$	1,933	$	261	$	8,898	$	11,092
Acquisitions	183		—		152		335
Dispositions	—		—		(2,331)		(2,331)
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	2,116	$	261	$	6,719	$	9,096

The following table presents details of our other intangible assets included in other long-term assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

		September 30, 2022						December 31, 2021
	Weighted Average Life	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
		($ in millions)
Other intangible assets:
Certificates of need	Indefinite	$	1,138	$	—	$	1,138	$	1,771	$	—	$	1,771
Medicare licenses	Indefinite	292		—		292		522		—		522
Customer contracts/     relationships	9.4 years	929		659		270		883		620		263
Trade names and     technology	6.7 years	142		104		38		160		97		63
Provider contracts	11.6 years	73		61		12		72		57		15
Noncompetes and     other	8.4 years	85		38		47		35		30		5
Total other intangible     assets	9.1 years	$	2,659	$	862	$	1,797	$	3,443	$	804	$	2,639

    For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, amortization expense for other intangible assets was approximately $25 million and $17 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, amortization expense for other intangible assets was approximately $61 million and $47 million, respectively. The following table presents our estimate of amortization expense remaining for 2022 and each of the five next succeeding years at September 30, 2022:

	(in millions)
For the years ending December 31,
2022	$	19
2023	63
2024	55
2025	53
2026	40
2027	31

For additional information regarding our goodwill and intangible assets, refer to Note 2 to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2021 Form 10-K.