Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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, 2017
Goodwill	$	1,451	$	4,596		$	1,226		$	1,060		$	1,567		$	—	$	9,900
Accumulated impairment (2)	—		—			—			—			(680		)	—		(680		)
Total goodwill, net	1,451		4,596			1,226			1,060			887			—		9,220
Acquisition	—		—			—			—			—			103		103
Disposition (3)	—		—			(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
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	—		17			(134		)	(51		)	—			—		(168		)
Balance at December 31, 2018
Goodwill	1,451		4,690			1,172			1,119			1,567			103		10,102
Accumulated impairment	—		—			—			—			(680		)	—		(680		)
Total goodwill, net	1,451		4,690			1,172			1,119			887			103		9,422
Acquisitions	15		4			—			—			—			—		19
Disposition (4)	—		(71		)	—			—			—			—		(71		)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	—		13			(73		)	(2		)	—			—		(62		)
Balance at December 31, 2019
Goodwill	1,466		4,636			1,099			1,117			1,567			103		9,988
Accumulated impairment	—		—			—			—			(680		)	—		(680		)
Total goodwill, net	$	1,466	$	4,636		$	1,099		$	1,117		$	887		$	103	$	9,308

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(1) Includes goodwill of $4.5 billion from the Japan operations at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

(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. See Note 3.

(3) In connection with the disposition of MetLife Afore, goodwill was reduced by $16 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. See Note 3.

(4)

In connection with the pending disposition of MetLife Hong Kong, goodwill was reduced by $71 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. See Note 3.