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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Business Segment | Goodwill activity for the six months ended June 30, 2023 is as follows (in millions):
Segments | Net Book Value at December 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  | Foreign Exchange |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Impairment Charges |  | Net Book Value at June 30, 2023
Home and Commercial Solutions | $ | 747 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,052 |  |  | $ | (3,305) |  |  | $ | 747 |
Learning and Development | 2,551 |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | 3,409 |  |  | (846) |  |  | 2,563 |
Outdoor and Recreation | — |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 788 |  |  | (788) |  |  | — |
| $ | 3,298 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 8,249 |  |  | $ | (4,939) |  |  | $ | 3,310 |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets, Net | Other intangible assets, net, are comprised of the following (in millions):
| June 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022 |  |
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  |
Tradenames — indefinite life (1) | $ | 1,620 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,620 |  |  | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,689 |  |  |
Tradenames — other (1) | 232 |  |  | (93) |  |  | 139 |  |  | 160 |  |  | (79) |  |  | 81 |  |  |
Capitalized software | 614 |  |  | (497) |  |  | 117 |  |  | 602 |  |  | (481) |  |  | 121 |  |  |
Patents and intellectual property | 22 |  |  | (18) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 22 |  |  | (17) |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Customer relationships and distributor channels | 1,077 |  |  | (345) |  |  | 732 |  |  | 1,072 |  |  | (319) |  |  | 753 |  |  |
| $ | 3,565 |  |  | $ | (953) |  |  | $ | 2,612 |  |  | $ | 3,545 |  |  | $ | (896) |  |  | $ | 2,649 |  |  |
(1)In connection with the operating model changes associated with Project Phoenix, the Company determined that six tradenames with aggregate carrying values of $70 million no longer met indefinite-lived criteria and were reclassified during the first quarter as finite-lived tradenames, with useful lives ranging from five to ten years.

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