Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

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, 2019
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 (2)	—		(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
Acquisitions (3)	932		—		—		—		—		—		932

Effect of foreign currency translation and other	—		127		44		29		—		—		200
Reclassified to assets held-for-sale (4)	(328)		—		—		—		—		—		(328)
Balance at December 31, 2020
Goodwill	2,070		4,763		1,143		1,146		1,567		103		10,792
Accumulated impairment	—		—		—		—		(680)		—		(680)
Total goodwill, net	2,070		4,763		1,143		1,146		887		103		10,112

Effect of foreign currency translation and other	—		(211)		(166)		(200)		—		—		(577)
Balance at December 31, 2021
Goodwill	2,070		4,552		977		946		1,567		103		10,215
Accumulated impairment	—		—		—		—		(680)		—		(680)
Total goodwill, net	$	2,070	$	4,552	$	977	$	946	$	887	$	103	$	9,535

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(1)Includes goodwill of $4.4 billion, $4.6 billion and $4.5 billion from the Company’s Japan operations at December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

(3)Primarily related to the acquisition of Versant Health. See Note 3.

(4)See Note 3 for information on the disposition of MetLife P&C.