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Goodwill (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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
 
Corporate
& Other
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance at January 1, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
1,451

 
$
4,615

 
$
1,385

 
$
1,232

 
$
1,567

 
$
42

 
$
10,292

Accumulated impairment (2)

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 

 
(680
)
Total goodwill, net
1,451

 
4,615

 
1,385

 
1,232

 
887

 
42

 
9,612

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

 
42

 
9,897

Accumulated impairment

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 

 
(680
)
Total goodwill, net
1,451

 
4,508

 
1,186

 
1,143

 
887

 
42

 
9,217

Dispositions (3)

 

 

 

 

 
(42
)
 
(42
)
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

 

 
9,900

Accumulated impairment

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 

 
(680
)
Total goodwill, net
1,451

 
4,596

 
1,226

 
1,060

 
887

 

 
9,220

Acquisition

 

 

 

 

 
103

 
103

Dispositions (4)

 

 
(16
)
 

 

 

 
(16
)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other

 
77

 
96

 
110

 

 

 
283

Balance at December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Goodwill
1,451

 
4,673

 
1,306

 
1,170

 
1,567

 
103

 
10,270

Accumulated impairment

 

 

 

 
(680
)
 

 
(680
)
Total goodwill, net
$
1,451

 
$
4,673

 
$
1,306

 
$
1,170

 
$
887

 
$
103

 
$
9,590

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(1)
Includes goodwill of $4.5 billion, $4.4 billion and $4.3 billion from the Japan operations at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(2)
The $680 million accumulated impairment in the MetLife Holdings segment relates to the retail annuities business impaired in 2012 that was not part of the separation of Brighthouse. See Note 3.
(3)
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.
(4)
In connection with the disposition of Mexico Afore, goodwill was reduced by $16 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. See Note 3.