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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The net carrying value of Goodwill as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 by segment was as follows:

						2020						2019
Oral, Personal and Home Care
North America						$	912					$	737
Latin America						171						212
Europe						2,415						2,234
Asia Pacific						190						186
Africa/Eurasia						121						124
Total Oral, Personal and Home Care						3,809						3,493
Pet Nutrition						15						15
Total Goodwill						$	3,824					$	3,508

Schedule Of Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class

Other intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were comprised of the following:

						2020																		2019
						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net
Trademarks - finite life						$	902					$	(422)					$	480					$	771					$	(381)					$	390
Other finite life intangible assets						786						(237)						549						699						(169)						530
Indefinite life intangible assets						1,865						—						1,865						1,747						—						1,747
Total Other intangible assets						$	3,553					$	(659)					$	2,894					$	3,217					$	(550)					$	2,667

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Disclosure of amortizable intangible assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. Disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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