Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill [Abstract]

Goodwill Rollforward and by Segment

	December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
	(In millions)
Balance at January 1,	$	11,781		$	5,047		$	5,008
Acquisitions		39			6,959			—
Impairments (1)		(65	)		—			—
Effect of foreign currency translation and other		180			(225	)		39
Balance at December 31,	$	11,935		$	11,781		$	5,047

(1) At December 31, 2011, the Company’s accumulated goodwill impairment loss was $65 million.

In the first quarter of 2012, the Company reorganized its business into six segments: Retail Products; Group, Voluntary and Worksite Benefits; Corporate Benefit Funding; Latin America; Asia; and EMEA. As a result of the reorganization, the Company reallocated goodwill from the former segments to the new segments. Information regarding allocated goodwill was as follows:

	December 31,
	2011			2010
	(In millions)
Retail Products	$	2,955		$	2,955
Group, Voluntary and Worksite Benefits		308			308
Corporate Benefit Funding		900			900
Latin America		501			229
Asia		5,443	(1)		72
EMEA		1,423			38
Corporate & Other		405			470
Total	$	11,935		$	4,972

(1) Includes goodwill of $5.4 billion from the Japan operations.