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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Business Segment | Goodwill activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows (in millions):
Segments | Net Book Value at December 31, 2020 |  |  |  | Foreign Exchange and Other |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Impairment Charges |  | Net Book Value at March 31, 2021
Home Appliances | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 569 |  |  | $ | (569) |  |  | $ | — |
Commercial Solutions | 747 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 1,241 |  |  | (494) |  |  | 747 |
Home Solutions | 164 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 2,567 |  |  | (2,403) |  |  | 164 |
Learning and Development | 2,642 |  |  |  |  | (28) |  |  | 3,460 |  |  | (846) |  |  | 2,614 |
Outdoor and Recreation | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 788 |  |  | (788) |  |  | — |
| $ | 3,553 |  |  |  |  | $ | (28) |  |  | $ | 8,625 |  |  | $ | (5,100) |  |  | $ | 3,525 |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets and Related Amortization Periods | Other intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following at the dates indicated (in millions):
| March 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020 |  |
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  |
Trade names — indefinite life | $ | 2,305 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,305 |  |  | $ | 2,331 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,331 |  |  |
Trade names — other | 154 |  |  | (56) |  |  | 98 |  |  | 157 |  |  | (55) |  |  | 102 |  |  |
Capitalized software | 632 |  |  | (498) |  |  | 134 |  |  | 625 |  |  | (486) |  |  | 139 |  |  |
Patents and intellectual property | 67 |  |  | (55) |  |  | 12 |  |  | 67 |  |  | (52) |  |  | 15 |  |  |
Customer relationships and distributor channels | 1,253 |  |  | (296) |  |  | 957 |  |  | 1,259 |  |  | (282) |  |  | 977 |  |  |
| $ | 4,411 |  |  | $ | (905) |  |  | $ | 3,506 |  |  | $ | 4,439 |  |  | $ | (875) |  |  | $ | 3,564 |  |  |
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets by Segment | The impairment charges for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were allocated to the Company’s reporting segments as follows (in millions):
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangibles assets:
Home Appliances |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 87 |
Commercial Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 320 |
Home Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 290 |
Learning and Development |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78 |
Outdoor and Recreation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 482 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,257 |

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