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GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
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) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 21,216 |  |  | $ | 15,539 |  |  | $ | (989) |  |  | $ | (825) |  |  | $ | 20,227 |  |  | $ | 14,714 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 9,581 |  |  | 6,591 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,581 |  |  | 6,591 |
Impairment losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | (121) |  |  | (177) |  |  | (121) |  |  | (177) |
Foreign currency translation and other 1 | (1,030) |  |  | (914) |  |  | 5 |  |  | 13 |  |  | (1,025) |  |  | (901) |
Balance, end of year | $ | 29,767 |  |  | $ | 21,216 |  |  | $ | (1,105) |  |  | $ | (989) |  |  | $ | 28,662 |  |  | $ | 20,227 |
Disclosure of detailed information about goodwill | Goodwill is allocated to the following operating segments:
AS AT DEC. 31 (MILLIONS) | Note |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Private Equity | (a) |  | $ | 16,264 |  |  | $ | 8,657 |
Infrastructure | (b) |  | 8,789 |  |  | 8,979 |
Real Estate | (c) |  | 1,756 |  |  | 1,264 |
Renewable Power and Transition | (d) |  | 1,500 |  |  | 966 |
Asset Management |  |  | 353 |  |  | 361 |
Total |  |  | $ | 28,662 |  |  | $ | 20,227 |

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