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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill by Operating Segment

The following table summarizes goodwill attributable to our reporting units for the periods presented:



Millions of dollars	North America			EMEA			Latin America			Asia			Total Whirlpool
Ending balance December 31, 2017	$	1,755		$	920		$	5		$	438		$	3,118
Reassignment of goodwill ⁽¹⁾	(54		)	—			53			1			—
Impairment ⁽²⁾	—			(579		)	—			—			(579		)
Reclassification to asset held for sale	—			—			(23		)	—			(23		)
Currency translation adjustment	(8		)	(32		)	(2		)	(23		)	(65		)
Ending balance December 31, 2018	$	1,693		$	309		$	33		$	416		$	2,451
Currency translation adjustment	2			(7		)	—			(6		)	(11		)
Ending balance December 31, 2019	$	1,695		$	302		$	33		$	410		$	2,440

⁽¹⁾ Effective January 1, 2018, we realigned the composition of certain segments to align with our new leadership reporting structure. We now report our Mexico business as a part of our Latin America segment. As a result, we reassigned approximately $53 million of goodwill, using a relative fair value approach, from the North America reporting unit to the Latin America reporting unit.

⁽²⁾The EMEA reporting unit has $579 million of accumulated impairment losses at December 31, 2019. No other reporting units have accumulated impairment losses at December 31, 2019.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes other intangible assets for the period presented:



	December 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
Millions of dollars	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Other intangible assets, finite lives:
Customer relationships ⁽¹⁾	$	624	$	(377	)	$	247	$	622	$	(330	)	$	292
Patents and other ⁽²⁾	324		(216		)	108		328		(197		)	131
Total other intangible assets, finite lives	$	948	$	(593	)	$	355	$	950	$	(527	)	$	423
Trademarks, indefinite lives ⁽³⁾	1,870		—			1,870		1,873		—			1,873
Total other intangible assets	$	2,818	$	(593	)	$	2,225	$	2,823	$	(527	)	$	2,296

⁽¹⁾ Customer relationships have an estimated useful life of 5 to 19 years.

⁽²⁾ Patents and other intangibles have an estimated useful life of 3 to 43 years^.Includes impairment charges of $60 million at June 30, 2018.

⁽³⁾ Includes impairment charges of $108 million at June 30, 2018. Trademarks includes the Indesit and Hotpoint* indefinite-lived brand intangible assets of approximately $213 million and $151 million, respectively, at December 31, 2019.

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes other intangible assets for the period presented:



	December 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
Millions of dollars	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Other intangible assets, finite lives:
Customer relationships ⁽¹⁾	$	624	$	(377	)	$	247	$	622	$	(330	)	$	292
Patents and other ⁽²⁾	324		(216		)	108		328		(197		)	131
Total other intangible assets, finite lives	$	948	$	(593	)	$	355	$	950	$	(527	)	$	423
Trademarks, indefinite lives ⁽³⁾	1,870		—			1,870		1,873		—			1,873
Total other intangible assets	$	2,818	$	(593	)	$	2,225	$	2,823	$	(527	)	$	2,296

⁽¹⁾ Customer relationships have an estimated useful life of 5 to 19 years.

⁽²⁾ Patents and other intangibles have an estimated useful life of 3 to 43 years^.Includes impairment charges of $60 million at June 30, 2018.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

The following table summarizes our future estimated amortization expense by year:



Millions of dollars
2020	$	58
2021	56
2022	49
2023	42
2024	30

*Whirlpool ownership of the Hotpoint brand in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions is not affiliated with the Hotpoint brand sold in the Americas.