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| Other Intangible Assets                            | Note I. Other Intangible AssetsOther intangible assets are presented in the following table. September 30, 2013 December 31, 2012(In millions)Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated AmortizationFinite-lived intangible assets:       Value of business acquired$62 $62 $62 $43Trade name8 1 8 —Distribution channel13 1 13 —Total finite-lived intangible assets83 64 83 43Indefinite-lived intangible assets73   73  Total other intangible assets$156 $64 $156 $43For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, amortization expense of $1 million and $14 million was included in Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and $(1) million and $4 million was included in Other operating expenses in the Statement of Operations for the Hardy segment.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, amortization expense of $18 million was included in Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and $6 million was included in Other operating expenses in the Statement of Operations for the Hardy segment.  The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization in the table above may change from period to period as a result of foreign currency translation.  Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets is $1 million for the remainder of 2013, $4 million in 2014, $1 million in 2015 and $2 million in years 2016, 2017 and 2018. |

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