pre_text: 5. Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (a) Goodwill The following tables present the goodwill allocated to our reportable segments as of July 27, 2019 and July 28, 2018, as well as the changes to goodwill during fiscal 2019 and 2018 (in millions): “Other” in the tables above primarily consists of foreign currency translation as well as immaterial purchase accounting adjustments.
table: Balance at July 28, 2018 Acquisitions & Divestitures Other Balance at July 27, 2019
table: Americas $19,998 $1,240 $(118) $21,120
table: EMEA 7,529 486 (38) 7,977
table: APJC 4,179 274 (21) 4,432
table: Total $31,706 $2,000 $(177) $33,529
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in balance from Americas between 2018 and 2019?