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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ 2 | $ 976 | $ 1,259 | $ 976
Appliances and Cookware |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | 0 | 607 | 87 | 607
Commercial Solutions |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | 0 | 152 | 320 | 152
Home Solutions |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | 0 | 152 | 290 | 152
Learning and Development |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | 2 | 0 | 80 | 0
Outdoor and Recreation |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ 0 | $ 65 | $ 482 | $ 65

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- Definition Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16373-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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