Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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.

⁽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