The acquisition activity in the following table includes the net impact of adjustments to the preliminary allocation of purchase price within the one year measurement-period following prior acquisitions related to the Acera acquisition, which decreased goodwill by $21 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

The amounts in the “Translation and other” column in the following table primarily relate to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The goodwill balance by business segment is as follows:


(Millions)	MedSurg		Dental Solutions		Health Information Systems		All Other		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2025	$	4,246	$	477	$	873	$	108	$	5,704
Acquisition activity	(21)		—		—		—		(21)
Translation and other	(48)		(8)		(1)		—		(57)

Balance as of March 31, 2026	$	4,176	$	470	$	873	$	108	$	5,626

Acquired Intangible Assets: The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of acquired finite-lived intangible assets are as follows:


	March 31,		December 31,
(Millions)	2026		2025
Customer related intangible assets	$	2,092	$	2,099
Patents and other technology-based intangible assets	2,048		2,049
Tradenames and other amortizable intangible assets	637		637
Total gross carrying amount	4,776		4,785

Accumulated amortization — customer related	(805)		(778)
Accumulated amortization — patents and other technology-based	(1,169)		(1,122)
Accumulated amortization — tradenames and other	(305)		(293)
Total accumulated amortization	(2,279)		(2,193)




Total intangible assets — net	$	2,497	$	2,592

Expected amortization expense for acquired amortizable intangible assets recorded as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:


(Millions)	Remainder of 2026		2027		2028		2029		2030		2031		After 2031
Amortization expense	$	270	$	355	$	350	$	312	$	207	$	204	$	799