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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company’s policy is to assess goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually as of April 1, with more frequent assessments if events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset might be impaired. Impairment charges are recorded in Goodwill and intangible asset impairment in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company considered qualitative and quantitative factors to determine whether any events or changes in circumstances had resulted in a more likely than not impairment of any of its goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets during the course of the quarter, and concluded there were no such indicators.

Impairment during the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

In the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company identified indicators of a more likely than not impairment related to certain indefinite-lived imaging product trade names within the Connected Technology Solutions segment. The decline in fair value of these indefinite-lived trade names was driven by declines in volumes during the three months ended March 31, 2024, which was due in part to a loss in market share from competitive pricing pressures, as well as unfavorable economic conditions
in certain markets. These factors contributed to a reduction in forecasted revenues in the near term. The trade names were evaluated for impairment using an income approach, specifically a relief from royalty method. As a result, the Company recorded an indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charge of $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
A reconciliation of changes in the Company’s goodwill by reportable segment were as follows:

(in millions)Connected Technology SolutionsEssential Dental SolutionsOrthodontic and Implant SolutionsWellspect HealthcareTotal
Balance at December 31, 2024
Goodwill$291 $829 $1,276 $265 $2,661 
Accumulated impairment losses(291)— (773)— (1,064)
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2024— 829 503 265 1,597 
Impairment— — — — — 
Foreign Currency Translation
— 10 19 35 
Balance at March 31, 2025
Goodwill$291 $839 $1,295 $271 $2,696 
Accumulated impairment losses$(291)$— $(773)$— $(1,064)
Goodwill, net at March 31, 2025$— $839 $522 $271 $1,632 


Identifiable definite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets were as follows:

March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
(in millions)Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Developed technology and patents$1,688 $(1,146)$542 $1,639 $(1,079)$560 
Trade names and trademarks
80 (74)79 (73)
Licensing agreements43 (29)14 29 (28)
Customer relationships1,049 (755)294 1,019 (716)303 
Total definite-lived2,860 (2,004)856 2,766 (1,896)870 
Indefinite-lived trade names and trademarks
351 — 351 332 — 332 
In-process R&D— — 
Total indefinite-lived356 — 356 337 — 337 
Total identifiable intangible assets$3,216 $(2,004)$1,212 $3,103 $(1,896)$1,207 

In the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company acquired naming and certain other rights to a university dental laboratory in exchange for $14 million of equipment and consumable products to be transferred to the university through 2040. These rights were recorded as an intangible asset to be amortized over a fifteen-year period, with an offsetting contract liability that will be relieved as the products are provided to the university.