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Goodwill (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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 (1)
 
Latin
America
 
EMEA
 
MetLife
Holdings
 
Brighthouse
Financial
 
Corporate
& Other
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance at January 1, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
1,451

 
$
4,898

 
$
1,588

 
$
1,356

 
$
1,567

 
$
1,508

 
$
42

 
$
12,410

Accumulated impairment (2)

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 
(1,188
)
 

 
(1,868
)
Total goodwill, net
1,451

 
4,898

 
1,588

 
1,356

 
887

 
320

 
42

 
10,542

Dispositions (3)

 
(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

Dispositions (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 
(42
)
 
(42
)
Impairment (5)

 

 

 

 

 
(260
)
 

 
(260
)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other

 
88

 
40

 
(83
)
 

 

 

 
45

Balance at December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Goodwill
1,451

 
4,596

 
1,226

 
1,060

 
1,567

 
1,448

 

 
11,348

Accumulated impairment

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 
(1,448
)
 

 
(2,128
)
Total goodwill, net
$
1,451

 
$
4,596

 
$
1,226

 
$
1,060

 
$
887

 
$

 
$

 
$
9,220

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(1)
Includes goodwill of $4.4 billion, $4.3 billion and $4.4 billion from the Japan operations at December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, 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)
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.
(4)
In connection with the U.S. Retail Advisor Force Divestiture, goodwill in Corporate & Other was reduced by $42 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. See Note 3.
(5)
For the year ended December 31, 2016, of the $260 million goodwill impairment for the Brighthouse Financial segment, $147 million (with no income tax impact) was reflected on MetLife, Inc.