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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Business Segment

Goodwill activity for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows (in millions):

																																										June 30, 2020
Segments			Net Book Value at December 31, 2019												Impairment Charges						Foreign Exchange and Other						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Impairment Charges						Net Book Value
Appliances and Cookware			$	212											$	(212)					$	—					$	744					$	(744)					$	—
Commercial Solutions			747												—						—						1,241						(494)						747
Home Solutions			164												—						—						2,392						(2,228)						164
Learning and Development			2,586												—						(1)						3,431						(846)						2,585
Outdoor and Recreation			—												—						—						788						(788)						—
			$	3,709											$	(212)					$	(1)					$	8,596					$	(5,100)					$	3,496

Schedule of Other Intangible Assets and Related Amortization Periods

Other intangible assets, net are comprised of the following at the dates indicated (in millions):

			June 30, 2020																														December 31, 2019
			Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net Book Value						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net Book Value						Amortization Periods (in years)
Trade names — indefinite life			$	2,292					$	—					$	2,292					$	3,560					$	—					$	3,560					N/A
Trade names — other			158						(52)						106						169						(50)						119						2-15
Capitalized software			602						(460)						142						587						(435)						152						3-12
Patents and intellectual property			123						(100)						23						135						(102)						33						3-14
Customer relationships and distributor channels			1,248						(250)						998						1,328						(283)						1,045						3-30
Other			—						—						—						109						(102)						7						3-5
			$	4,423					$	(862)					$	3,561					$	5,888					$	(972)					$	4,916

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets by Segment

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges of $1.3 billion to reflect impairment of these indefinite-lived trade names because their carrying values exceeded their fair values as follows:

									Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangibles assets
Appliances and Cookware									$	87
Commercial Solutions									320
Home Solutions									290
Learning and Development									78
Outdoor and Recreation									482
									$	1,257

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