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Goodwill (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is shown below. Brand-specific goodwill held by foreign subsidiaries is allocated to the North America and American Girl operating segments selling those brands, thereby causing a foreign currency translation impact for these operating segments. In the first quarter of 2018, Mattel sold certain assets related to its Corolle business and wrote off approximately $4 million of goodwill.
| December 31, 2017 |  | Dispositions |  | Currency Exchange Rate Impact |  | March 31, 2018
| (In thousands)
North America | $ | 733,034 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,194 |  |  | $ | 734,228 |
International | 452,152 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,266 |  |  | 455,418 |
American Girl | 211,483 |  |  | (4,018 | ) |  | 106 |  |  | 207,571 |
| $ | 1,396,669 |  |  | $ | (4,018 | ) |  | $ | 4,566 |  |  | $ | 1,397,217 |

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