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Business Segments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Business segment information | Business Segment Information
(Millions) |  | Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
Net Sales |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Safety and Industrial |  | $ | 3,235 |  | $ | 3,017 |  | $ | 9,816 |  | $ | 8,601
Transportation and Electronics |  | 2,450 |  | 2,316 |  | 7,463 |  | 6,492
Health Care |  | 2,249 |  | 2,160 |  | 6,775 |  | 6,087
Consumer |  | 1,525 |  | 1,412 |  | 4,380 |  | 3,893
Corporate and Unallocated |  | 3 |  | (2) |  | 2 |  |  | (1)
Elimination of Dual Credit |  | (520) |  |  | (553) |  |  | (1,693) |  |  | (1,471) |
Total Company |  | $ | 8,942 |  | $ | 8,350 |  | $ | 26,743 |  | $ | 23,601
Operating Performance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Safety and Industrial |  | $ | 620 |  | $ | 774 |  | $ | 2,149 |  | $ | 2,091
Transportation and Electronics |  | 465 |  | 514 |  | 1,602 |  | 1,338
Health Care |  | 529 |  | 493 |  | 1,614 |  | 1,246
Consumer |  | 332 |  | 343 |  | 932 |  | 886
Elimination of Dual Credit |  | (131) |  |  | (142) |  |  | (428) |  |  | (374) |
Total business segment operating income |  | 1,815 |  | 1,982 |  | 5,869 |  | 5,187
Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant litigation-related (charges)/benefits |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (17) |
Gain/(loss) on sale of businesses |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 389
Divestiture-related restructuring actions |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | (55) |
Other corporate expense - net |  | (27) |  |  | (73) |  |  | (116) |  |  | (192) |
Total Corporate and Unallocated |  | (27) |  |  | (73) |  | (116) |  | 125
Total Company operating income |  | 1,788 |  | 1,909 |  | 5,753 |  | 5,312
Other expense/(income), net |  | 31 |  | 83 |  | 113 |  | 248
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 1,757 |  | $ | 1,826 |  | $ | 5,640 |  | $ | 5,064

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