Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

The following table provides details about the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. BCE’s groups of CGUs for purposes of goodwill impairment testing correspond to our reporting segments.


	NOTE	BELL WIRELESS	BELL WIRELINE	BELL MEDIA	BCE

Balance at January 1, 2020		3,046	4,675	2,946	10,667
Acquisitions and other		—	52	—	52
Discontinued operations	37	—	(115)	—	(115)
Balance at December 31, 2020		3,046	4,612	2,946	10,604
Acquisitions and other		—	(26)	—	(26)
Reclassified to assets held for sale	16	—	(6)	—	(6)
Balance at December 31, 2021		3,046	4,580	2,946	10,572

Key assumptions used to estimate the recoverable amounts

The following table shows the key assumptions used to estimate the recoverable amounts of our groups of CGUs.


	ASSUMPTIONS USED
	PERPETUITY		DISCOUNT
GROUPS OF CGUs	GROWTH RATE		RATE
Bell Wireless	0.8	%	9.1	%
Bell Wireline	1.0	%	6.0	%
Bell Media	1.0	%	8.7	%