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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill by Operating Segment | The following table summarizes goodwill attributable to our reporting units for the periods presented:
Millions of dollars | North America |  | EMEA |  | Latin America |  | Asia |  | Total Whirlpool
Beginning balance December 31, 2017 | $ | 1,755 |  |  | $ | 920 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 438 |  |  | $ | 3,118 |
Reassignment of goodwill (1) | (54 | ) |  | — |  |  | 53 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Impairment (2) | — |  |  | (579 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (579 | )
Reclassification to asset held for sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | (23 | ) |  | — |  |  | (23 | )
Currency translation adjustment | (8 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | (65 | )
Ending net balance December 31, 2018 | $ | 1,693 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 416 |  |  | $ | 2,451 |
(1) Effective January 1, 2018, we realigned the composition of certain segments to align with our new leadership reporting structure. We now report our Mexico business as a part of our Latin America segment. As a result, we reassigned approximately $53 million of goodwill, using a relative fair value approach, from the North America reporting unit to the Latin America reporting unit. (2)The EMEA reporting unit has $579 million of accumulated impairment losses as of December 31, 2018. No other reporting units have accumulated impairment losses as of December 31, 2018.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | The following table summarizes other intangible assets for the period presented:
|  | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Millions of dollars |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Other intangible assets, finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (1) |  | $ | 622 |  |  | $ | (330 | ) |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 639 |  |  | $ | (297 | ) |  | $ | 342 |
Patents and other (2) |  | 328 |  |  | (197 | ) |  | 131 |  |  | 387 |  |  | (179 | ) |  | 208 |
Total other intangible assets, finite lives |  | $ | 950 |  |  | $ | (527 | ) |  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | 1,026 |  |  | $ | (476 | ) |  | $ | 550 |
Trademarks, indefinite lives (3) |  | 1,873 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,873 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,041 |
Total other intangible assets |  | $ | 2,823 |  |  | $ | (527 | ) |  | $ | 2,296 |  |  | $ | 3,067 |  |  | $ | (476 | ) |  | $ | 2,591 |
(1) Customer relationships have an estimated useful life of 5 to 19 years. (2) Patents and other intangibles have an estimated useful life of 3 to 43 years. Includes impairment charges of $60 million at June 30, 2018 and the transfer of certain intangible land use rights to the China government resulting in a $27 million gain, as well as the impact of foreign currency. (3) Includes impairment charges of $108 million at June 30, 2018.
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | The following table summarizes other intangible assets for the period presented:
|  | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Millions of dollars |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Other intangible assets, finite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships (1) |  | $ | 622 |  |  | $ | (330 | ) |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 639 |  |  | $ | (297 | ) |  | $ | 342 |
Patents and other (2) |  | 328 |  |  | (197 | ) |  | 131 |  |  | 387 |  |  | (179 | ) |  | 208 |
Total other intangible assets, finite lives |  | $ | 950 |  |  | $ | (527 | ) |  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | 1,026 |  |  | $ | (476 | ) |  | $ | 550 |
Trademarks, indefinite lives (3) |  | 1,873 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,873 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,041 |
Total other intangible assets |  | $ | 2,823 |  |  | $ | (527 | ) |  | $ | 2,296 |  |  | $ | 3,067 |  |  | $ | (476 | ) |  | $ | 2,591 |
(1) Customer relationships have an estimated useful life of 5 to 19 years. (2) Patents and other intangibles have an estimated useful life of 3 to 43 years. Includes impairment charges of $60 million at June 30, 2018 and the transfer of certain intangible land use rights to the China government resulting in a $27 million gain, as well as the impact of foreign currency. (3) Includes impairment charges of $108 million at June 30, 2018.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | The following table summarizes our future estimated amortization expense by year:
Millions of dollars |
2019 | $ | 67 |
2020 | 58 |
2021 | 56 |
2022 | 49 |
2023 | 43 |

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