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Restructuring Actions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
2019 Restructuring Actions |
Schedule of restructuring charges by income statement line | ​
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(Millions) |  | Second Quarter 2019 |
Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 18 | ​
Selling, general and administrative expenses | ​ |  | 89 | ​
Research, development and related expenses | ​ |  | 5 | ​
Total operating income impact | ​ | ​ | 112 | ​
Other expense (income), net | ​ | ​ | 36 | ​
Total income before taxes impact | ​ | $ | 148 | ​
Components of restructuring by business segment | ​
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​ | ​ | Second Quarter 2019 | ​
(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |  | Asset-Related |  | Total |
Safety and Industrial | ​ | $ | 11 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 11 | ​
Transportation and Electronics | ​ | ​ | 8 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 8 | ​
Health Care | ​ | ​ | 6 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 6 | ​
Consumer | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​
Corporate and Unallocated | ​ |  | 42 | ​ |  | 40 | ​ |  | 82 | ​
Total Operating Expense | ​ | $ | 72 | ​ | $ | 40 | ​ | $ | 112 | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances | ​
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(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |
Accrued restructuring action balances as of December 31, 2019 | ​ | $ | 140 | ​
Cash payments | ​ |  | (14) | ​
Adjustments | ​ | ​ | (23) | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances as of June 30, 2020 | ​ | $ | 103 | ​
Drug delivery business | 2020 Restructuring Actions |
Schedule of restructuring charges by income statement line | ​
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(Millions) |  | Second Quarter 2020 |
Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 42 | ​
Selling, general and administrative expenses | ​ |  | 12 | ​
Research, development and related expenses | ​ |  | 1 | ​
Total operating income impact | ​ | $ | 55 | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances | ​
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(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |  | Asset-Related and Other |  | Total |
Expense incurred in the second quarter of 2020 | ​ | $ | 32 | ​ | $ | 23 | ​ | $ | 55 | ​
Non-cash changes | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (11) | ​ | ​ | (11) | ​
Accrued divestiture-related restructuring action balances as of June 30, 2020 | ​ | $ | 32 | ​ | $ | 12 | ​ | $ | 44 | ​
COVID-19 Pandemic | 2020 Restructuring Actions |
Schedule of restructuring charges by income statement line | ​
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(Millions) |  | Second Quarter 2020 |
Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 13 | ​
Selling, general and administrative expenses | ​ |  | 37 | ​
Research, development and related expenses | ​ |  | 8 | ​
Total operating income impact | ​ | $ | 58 | ​
Components of restructuring by business segment | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Second Quarter 2020 | ​
(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |  | Asset-Related |  | Total |
Safety and Industrial | ​ | $ | 7 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 7 | ​
Transportation and Electronics | ​ | ​ | 11 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 11 | ​
Health Care | ​ | ​ | 12 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 12 | ​
Consumer | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​
Corporate and Unallocated | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 23 | ​ |  | 23 | ​
Total Operating Expense | ​ | $ | 35 | ​ | $ | 23 | ​ | $ | 58 | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |  | Asset-Related |  | Total |
Expense incurred in the second quarter of 2020 | ​ | $ | 35 | ​ | $ | 23 | ​ | $ | 58 | ​
Non-cash changes | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (23) | ​ | ​ | (23) | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances as of June 30, 2020 | ​ | $ | 35 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 35 | ​

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