Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | | | | | | | | | Non-Amortizing Intangible Assets | | (In millions) | Amortizing Intangible Assets | | Goodwill | | Other | Balances as of December 31, 2025 | $ | 730 | | | $ | 10,441 | | | $ | 3,255 | | | | | | | | | Amortization expense | (104) | | | — | | | — | | | In-place leases | 54 | | | — | | | — | | | Acquisition of gaming rights | 12 | | | — | | | — | | Other | (9) | | | — | | | — | | | | | | | | Balances as of September 30, 2026 | $ | 683 | | | $ | 10,441 | | | $ | 3,255 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill | | | | September 30, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | | (Dollars in millions) | Useful Life | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | | Amortizing intangible assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Customer relationships | 1 - 7 years | | $ | 595 | | | $ | (545) | | | $ | 50 | | | $ | 595 | | | $ | (495) | | | $ | 100 | | | Gaming rights and other | 10 - 34 years | | 260 | | | (63) | | | 197 | | | 262 | | | (57) | | | 205 | | | Trademarks | 15 years | | 313 | | | (141) | | | 172 | | | 313 | | | (127) | | | 186 | | | Reacquired rights | 24 years | | 250 | | | (56) | | | 194 | | | 250 | | | (49) | | | 201 | | | Technology | 3 - 6 years | | 135 | | | (116) | | | 19 | | | 134 | | | (96) | | | 38 | | | In-place leases | 3 - 15 years | | 54 | | | (3) | | | 51 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | $ | 1,607 | | | $ | (924) | | | 683 | | | $ | 1,554 | | | $ | (824) | | | 730 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Non-amortizing intangible assets other than Goodwill | | | | | | | | | | | | Trademarks | | | | | | | 1,749 | | | | | | | 1,749 | | | Gaming rights | | | | | | | 983 | | | | | | | 983 | | | Caesars Rewards | | | | | | | 523 | | | | | | | 523 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,255 | | | | | | | 3,255 | | | Total amortizing and non-amortizing intangible assets other than Goodwill, net | | $ | 3,938 | | | | | | | $ | 3,985 | |
Amortization expense with respect to intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 totaled $37 million and $33 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 totaled $104 million and $99 million, respectively, which is included in Depreciation and amortization in the Statements of Operations. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Estimated Five-Year Amortization | | | | | | | | | | | | | Remaining 2026 | | Years Ended December 31, | | (In millions) | | 2027 | | 2028 | | 2029 | | 2030 | | 2031 | Estimated amortization expense | $ | 35 | | | $ | 94 | | | $ | 53 | | | $ | 50 | | | $ | 49 | | | $ | 46 | |
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