Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill Rollforward and by Segment

Information regarding goodwill by segment, as well as Corporate & Other, was as follows:

	U.S.		Asia		Latin America		EMEA		MetLife Holdings			Brighthouse Financial			Corporate & Other			Total
	(In millions)
Balance at January 1, 2016
Goodwill	$	1,451	$	4,508	$	1,186	$	1,143	$	2,579		$	260		$	218		$	11,345
Accumulated impairment (1)	—		—		—		—		(1,692		)	—			(176		)	(1,868		)
Total goodwill, net	1,451		4,508		1,186		1,143		887			260			42			9,477
Dispositions (2)	—		—		—		—		—			—			(42		)	(42		)
Impairment	—		—		—		—		—			(260		)	—			(260		)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	—		352		64		1		—			—			—			417
Balance at September 30, 2016
Goodwill	1,451		4,860		1,250		1,144		2,579			260			176			11,720
Accumulated impairment	—		—		—		—		(1,692		)	(260		)	(176		)	(2,128		)
Total goodwill, net	$	1,451	$	4,860	$	1,250	$	1,144	$	887		$	—		$	—		$	9,592

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(1) The $1.9 billion accumulated impairment relates to the retail annuities business, which was impaired in 2012 and includes the allocated goodwill from Corporate & Other. Although the entire balance is reflected in the MetLife Holdings segment, it also relates to the retail annuities business within the Brighthouse Financial segment.

(2) In conjunction with the U.S. Retail Advisor Force Divestiture, the Company reduced goodwill in Corporate & Other by $42 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. See Note 3.