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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill | The carrying amounts of goodwill allocated to our CGUs or groups of CGUs are as follows:
As at December 31, | 2018 |  | 2017 |
SLF Canada |  |  |  |
Individual |  | $ | 1,100 |  |  | $ | 1,066 |
Group retirement services |  | 453 |  |  | 453 |
Group benefits |  | 1,054 |  |  | 1,054 |
SLF U.S. Employee benefits group |  | 1,138 |  |  | 1,043 |
SLF Asia |  | 705 |  |  | 655 |
SLF Asset Management |  |  |  |
MFS |  | 515 |  |  | 481 |
Sun Life Investment Management ("SLIM") |  | 260 |  |  | 248 |
Corporate |  |  |  |
U.K. |  | 187 |  |  | 183 |
Total |  | $ | 5,412 |  |  | $ | 5,183 |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill acquired through business combinations by reportable segment are as follows:
| SLF Canada |  | SLF U.S. |  | SLF Asia |  | SLF Asset Management |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Balance, January 1, 2017 |  | $ | 2,573 |  |  | $ | 1,112 |  |  | $ | 686 |  |  | $ | 767 |  |  | $ | 179 |  |  | $ | 5,317 |
Acquisitions (Note 3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |
Foreign exchange rate movements |  | — |  |  | (69 | ) |  | (47 | ) |  | (38 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | (150 | )
Balance, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 2,573 |  |  | $ | 1,043 |  |  | $ | 655 |  |  | $ | 729 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 5,183 |
Acquisitions |  | 34 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 41 |
Foreign exchange rate movements |  | — |  |  | 88 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 188 |
Balance, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 2,607 |  |  | $ | 1,138 |  |  | $ | 705 |  |  | $ | 775 |  |  | $ | 187 |  |  | $ | 5,412 |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in and components of intangible assets | Changes in intangible assets are as follows:
|  | Finite life |  |  |  |
| Internally generated software |  |  | Other |  |  | Indefinite life |  |  | Total |
Gross carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, January 1, 2017 |  | $ | 518 |  |  | $ | 1,172 |  |  | $ | 661 |  |  | $ | 2,351 |
Additions |  | 81 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 86 |
Acquisitions (Note 3) |  | — |  |  | 61 |  |  | — |  |  | 61 |
Disposals |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Foreign exchange rate movements |  | (17 | ) |  | (36 | ) |  | (36 | ) |  | (89 | )
Balance, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 579 |  |  | $ | 1,202 |  |  | $ | 625 |  |  | $ | 2,406 |
Additions |  | 118 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 117 |
Acquisitions |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 22 |
Foreign exchange rate movements |  | 25 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 116 |
Balance, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 722 |  |  | $ | 1,266 |  |  | $ | 673 |  |  | $ | 2,661 |
Accumulated amortization and impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, January 1, 2017 |  | $ | (291 | ) |  | $ | (353 | ) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (648 | )
Amortization charge for the year |  | (59 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | — |  |  | (112 | )
Disposals |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Foreign exchange rate movements |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Balance, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | (338 | ) |  | $ | (397 | ) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (739 | )
Amortization charge for the year |  | (66 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | — |  |  | (119 | )
Foreign exchange rate movements |  | (13 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | — |  |  | (24 | )
Balance, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | (417 | ) |  | $ | (461 | ) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (882 | )
Net carrying amount, end of period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 241 |  |  | $ | 805 |  |  | $ | 621 |  |  | $ | 1,667 |
As at December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 305 |  |  | $ | 805 |  |  | $ | 669 |  |  | $ | 1,779 |
The components of the intangible assets are as follows:
As at December 31, | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Finite life intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Distribution, sales potential of field force |  | $ | 366 |  |  | $ | 376 |
Client relationships and asset administration contracts |  | 439 |  |  | 429 |
Internally generated software |  | 305 |  |  | 241 |
Total finite life intangible assets |  | 1,110 |  |  | 1,046 |
Indefinite life intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Fund management contracts(1) |  | 669 |  |  | 621 |
Total indefinite life intangible assets |  | 669 |  |  | 621 |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 1,779 |  |  | $ | 1,667 |
(1) Fund management contracts are attributable to SLF Asset Management, where its competitive position in, and the stability of, its markets support their classification as indefinite life intangible assets.

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