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GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill [Abstract] |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill | The following table presents the balance and nature of the changes in goodwill:
| Cost |  | Accumulated Impairment |  | Total
AS AT AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DEC. 31 (MILLIONS) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 15,539 |  |  | $ | 15,412 |  |  | $ | (825) |  |  | $ | (862) |  |  | $ | 14,714 |  |  | $ | 14,550 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 6,591 |  |  | 145 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,591 |  |  | 145 |
Impairment losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | (177) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (177) |  |  | (3) |
Foreign currency translation and other 1 | (914) |  |  | (18) |  |  | 13 |  |  | 40 |  |  | (901) |  |  | 22 |
Balance, end of year | $ | 21,216 |  |  | $ | 15,539 |  |  | $ | (989) |  |  | $ | (825) |  |  | $ | 20,227 |  |  | $ | 14,714 |
Disclosure of detailed information about goodwill | Goodwill is allocated to the following operating segments:
AS AT DEC. 31 (MILLIONS) | Note |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Infrastructure | (a) |  | $ | 8,979 |  |  | $ | 6,634 |
Private Equity | (b) |  | 8,585 |  |  | 5,244 |
Real Estate | (c) |  | 1,248 |  |  | 1,404 |
Renewable Power and Transition | (d) |  | 966 |  |  | 970 |
Asset Management |  |  | 361 |  |  | 368 |
Corporate Activities and Residential Development |  |  | 88 |  |  | 94 |
Total |  |  | $ | 20,227 |  |  | $ | 14,714 |

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