
(Millions)	Safety and Industrial		Transportation and Electronics		Consumer		Corporate		Total Company





Balance as of December 31, 2025	$	4,571	$	1,525	$	265	$	58	$	6,419



Translation and other(a)	(24)		(8)		(3)		—		(35)
Balance as of March 31, 2026	$	4,547	$	1,517	$	262	$	58	$	6,384

(a) The amounts in the “Translation and other” primarily relate to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Acquired Intangible Assets: The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company's acquired finite-lived intangible assets and the balances of non-amortizable intangible assets are presented below:



		March 31, 2026									December 31, 2025
(Millions)	Gross carrying amount			Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount			Gross carrying amount			Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer related		$	1,230		$	(932)					$	1,239		$	(925)
Patents and technology		571			(546)						573			(544)
Definite-lived tradenames		482			(324)						482			(318)
Other		47			(29)						47			(30)
Total		$	2,330		$	(1,831)		$	499		$	2,341		$	(1,817)		$	524
Indefinite lived intangible assets(b)					579									579
Total intangible assets								$	1,078								$	1,103

(b) Indefinite lived intangible assets primarily consists of certain tradenames acquired by 3M that are not amortized because they have existed for over 60 years, maintain leading-market share positions, are continuously renewed, and are associated with products expected to generate cash flows for 3M for an indefinite period.

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


(Millions)	Remainder of 2026		2027		2028		2029		2030		2031		After 2031
Amortization expense	$	73	$	85	$	59	$	57	$	57	$	57	$	111