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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Intangible Asset, Goodwill and Other [Abstract]  
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The Company’s goodwill by business segment is as follows (in millions):
September 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Goodwill, Gross
Accumulated Impairment
Goodwill, Net
Goodwill, Gross
Accumulated Impairment
Goodwill, Net
ES
$796 $— $796 $796 $— $796 
MP
214 (23)191 217 (23)194 
SV
1,425 — 1,425 — — — 
Aerials
140 (39)101 140 (39)101 
Total
$2,575 $(62)$2,513 $1,153 $(62)$1,091 

An analysis of changes in the Company’s net carrying value of goodwill by business segment is as follows (in millions):
ES
MP
SV
AerialsTotal
Balance at December 31, 2025, net
$796 $194 $— $101 $1,091 
Acquisitions— — 1,428 — 1,428 
Reclass to held-for-sale— — (3)— (3)
Foreign exchange effect and other— (3)— — (3)
Balance at September 30, 2026, net
$796 $191 $1,425 $101 $2,513 

Intangible assets, net were comprised of the following (in millions):
September 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying AmountGross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Technology$320 $(41)$279 $153 $(19)$134 
Customer relationships
1,683 (151)1,532 860 (103)757 
Trade names
169 (31)138 153 (21)132 
Land use rights
4 (1)3 4 (1)3 
Backlog
232 (84)148 — — — 
Non-competition agreement
19 (5)14 — — — 
Other18 (17)1 17 (16)1 
Total finite-lived intangible assets
$2,445 $(330)$2,115 $1,187 $(160)$1,027 
Indefinite-lived trade names
786 — 786 — — — 
Total intangible assets
$3,231 $(330)$2,901 $1,187 $(160)$1,027 

Aggregate intangible asset amortization expense, which is recognized based upon the pattern in which the economic benefits of the related intangible assets are consumed or, for certain intangibles, on a straight-line basis, was $62 million and $20 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, of which $9 million and $3 million, respectively, was recorded in Cost of goods sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

Aggregate intangible asset amortization expense was $172 million and $61 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, of which $24 million and $9 million, respectively, was recorded in Cost of goods sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Estimated aggregate intangible asset amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows (in millions):

2026 (remaining three months)$61 
2027255 
2028239 
2029220 
2030203