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Goodwill (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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 (1)
 
Latin America
 
EMEA
 
MetLife Holdings (2)
 
Brighthouse Financial (2)
 
Corporate & Other
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance at January 1, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
1,451

 
$
5,387

 
$
527

 
$
1,339

 
$
1,567

 
$
1,508

 
$
107

 
$
11,886

Accumulated impairment

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 
(1,188
)
 
(65
)
 
(1,933
)
Total goodwill, net
1,451

 
5,387

 
527

 
1,339

 
887

 
320

 
42

 
9,953

Acquisitions (3)

 

 
1,140

 
1

 

 

 

 
1,141

Dispositions

 

 

 
(8
)
 

 

 

 
(8
)
Reduction of goodwill (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 
(65
)
 
(65
)
Reduction of accumulated impairment (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 
65

 
65

Effect of foreign currency translation and other

 
(489
)
 
(79
)
 
24

 

 

 

 
(544
)
Balance at December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
1,451

 
4,898

 
1,588

 
1,356

 
1,567

 
1,508

 
42

 
12,410

Accumulated impairment

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 
(1,188
)
 

 
(1,868
)
Total goodwill, net
1,451

 
4,898

 
1,588

 
1,356

 
887

 
320

 
42

 
10,542

Dispositions (5)

 
(3
)
 

 
(7
)
 

 
(60
)
 

 
(70
)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other

 
(280
)
 
(203
)
 
(117
)
 

 

 

 
(600
)
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
1,451

 
4,615

 
1,385

 
1,232

 
1,567

 
1,448

 
42

 
11,740

Accumulated impairment

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 
(1,188
)
 

 
(1,868
)
Total goodwill, net
1,451

 
4,615

 
1,385

 
1,232

 
887

 
260

 
42

 
9,872

Effect of foreign currency translation and other

 
(107
)
 
(199
)
 
(89
)
 

 

 

 
(395
)
Balance at December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
1,451

 
4,508

 
1,186

 
1,143

 
1,567

 
1,448

 
42

 
11,345

Accumulated impairment

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 
(1,188
)
 

 
(1,868
)
Total goodwill, net
$
1,451

 
$
4,508

 
$
1,186

 
$
1,143

 
$
887

 
$
260

 
$
42

 
$
9,477

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(1)
Includes goodwill of $4.3 billion, $4.4 billion and $4.7 billion from the Japan operations at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2)
The $680 million and $1.2 billion accumulated impairment in the MetLife Holdings and Brighthouse Financial segments, respectively, relates to the retail annuities business, which was impaired in 2012 and includes the allocated goodwill from Corporate & Other. This accumulated impairment balance was allocated between the two segments based on estimated fair value.
(3)
See Note 3 for a discussion of the acquisition of ProVida, which is included in the Latin America segment.
(4)
In connection with exiting the businesses of MetLife Bank, National Association (“MetLife Bank”), goodwill and the related accumulated impairment were reduced by $65 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.
(5)
In connection with the sale of MAL, goodwill in the run-off reporting unit within the Brighthouse Financial segment was reduced by $60 million during the year ended December 31, 2014. See Note 3.