Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill [Abstract]

Goodwill Rollforward and by Segment

	December 31, 2011		Goodwill Transfers			Impairments (1)			Effect of Foreign Currency Translation and Other			September 30, 2012
	(In millions)
Retail	$	2,955	$	170		$	(1,692	)	$	—		$	1,433
Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits		308		(170	)		—			—			138
Corporate Benefit Funding		900		—			—			—			900
Latin America		501		—			—			30			531
Asia (2)		5,443		90			—			(50	)		5,483
EMEA		1,423		(90	)		—			(23	)		1,310
Corporate & Other (3)		405		—			(176	)		—			229
Total	$	11,935	$	—		$	(1,868	)	$	(43	)	$	10,024

(1) At September 30, 2012, the Company’s accumulated goodwill impairment loss was $1.9 billion, of which $1.7 billion was recorded in Retail and $241 million was recorded in Corporate & Other. At December 31, 2011, the Company’s accumulated goodwill impairment loss of $65 million, recorded in Corporate & Other, was related to acquisitions by MetLife Bank and such charge was included in net investment gains (losses) for both the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

(2) Includes goodwill of $5.3 billion and $5.4 billion from the Japan operations at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

(3) The $405 million of net goodwill in Corporate & Other at December 31, 2011, relates to goodwill acquired as a part of the 2005 Travelers acquisition. For purposes of goodwill impairment testing, the $405 million of Corporate & Other goodwill was allocated to business units of the Retail; Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits; and Corporate Benefit Funding segments in the amounts of $210 million, $9 million and $186 million, respectively. The Retail segment amount was further allocated within the segment to the Life & Other and the Annuities reporting units in the amounts of $34 million and $176 million, respectively. As reflected in the table, the $176 million related to the Retail Annuities reporting unit was impaired in the third quarter of 2012.