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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract]  
Schedule of detailed information about intangible assets
The following table presents a continuity of the company’s intangible assets:
CostAccumulated Amortization and ImpairmentTotal
AS AT AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DEC. 31
(MILLIONS)
202420232024202320242023
Balance, beginning of year$46,592 $44,409 $(7,598)$(5,998)$38,994 $38,411 
Additions614 899  — 614 899 
Disposals1
(714)(3,989)306 1,243 (408)(2,746)
Acquisitions through business combinations1,632 4,096  — 1,632 4,096 
Amortization and impairment — (2,520)(2,653)(2,520)(2,653)
Foreign currency translation and other(2,873)1,177 633 (190)(2,240)987 
Balance, end of year$45,251 $46,592 $(9,179)$(7,598)$36,072 $38,994 
1.Includes assets sold and amounts reclassified to held for sale.
Intangible assets are allocated to the following operating segments:
AS AT DEC. 31
(MILLIONS)
Note20242023
Private Equity
(a)$18,907 $21,217 
Infrastructure
(b)15,682 15,845 
Real Estate (LP Investments) and Other1
(c)1,483 1,932 
$36,072 $38,994 
1.Real estate LP investments are included within our Asset Management segment as we include the discretionary capital that we invest directly into and alongside private funds managed by BAM and other investments within this segment.
a