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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Business Segment | Goodwill activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 is as follows (in millions):
Segments | Net Book Value at December 31, 2021 |  |  |  | Foreign Exchange |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Impairment Charges |  | Net Book Value at March 31, 2022
Commercial Solutions | $ | 747 |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 916 |  |  | $ | (169) |  |  | $ | 747 |
Home Appliances | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 569 |  |  | (569) |  |  | — |
Home Solutions | 164 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 2,567 |  |  | (2,403) |  |  | 164 |
Learning and Development | 2,593 |  |  |  |  | (18) |  |  | 3,421 |  |  | (846) |  |  | 2,575 |
Outdoor and Recreation | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 788 |  |  | (788) |  |  | — |
| $ | 3,504 |  |  |  |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | 8,261 |  |  | $ | (4,775) |  |  | $ | 3,486 |
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, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |  |
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  |
Trade names — indefinite life | $ | 2,028 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,028 |  |  | $ | 2,219 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,219 |  |  |
Trade names — other | 165 |  |  | (72) |  |  | 93 |  |  | 159 |  |  | (65) |  |  | 94 |  |  |
Capitalized software | 581 |  |  | (461) |  |  | 120 |  |  | 631 |  |  | (495) |  |  | 136 |  |  |
Patents and intellectual property | 22 |  |  | (15) |  |  | 7 |  |  | 22 |  |  | (14) |  |  | 8 |  |  |
Customer relationships and distributor channels | 1,082 |  |  | (284) |  |  | 798 |  |  | 1,216 |  |  | (303) |  |  | 913 |  |  |
| $ | 3,878 |  |  | $ | (832) |  |  | $ | 3,046 |  |  | $ | 4,247 |  |  | $ | (877) |  |  | $ | 3,370 |  |  |

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