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Supplemental Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Supplemental Income Statement Data | Supplemental Income Statement Data
| Year Ended December 31
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Advertising expense | $ | 648 |  |  | $ | 665 |  |  | $ | 710 |
Research expense | 311 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 324 |
Equity Method Investments Data | Equity Companies' Data
| Net Sales |  | Gross Profit |  | Operating Profit |  | Net Income |  | Corporation's Share of Net Income
2017 | $ | 2,191 |  |  | $ | 627 |  |  | $ | 378 |  |  | $ | 214 |  |  | $ | 104 |
2016 | 2,138 |  |  | 720 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 276 |  |  | 132 |
2015 | 2,255 |  |  | 773 |  |  | 497 |  |  | 308 |  |  | 149 |
| Current Assets |  | Non-Current Assets |  | Current Liabilities |  | Non-Current Liabilities |  | Stockholders' Equity
2017 | $ | 828 |  |  | $ | 1,232 |  |  | $ | 415 |  |  | $ | 1,125 |  |  | $ | 520 |
2016 | 963 |  |  | 1,168 |  |  | 531 |  |  | 1,046 |  |  | 554 |
2015 | 1,103 |  |  | 993 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 1,068 |  |  | 520 |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Data |
| December 31
Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 2017 |  | 2016
Land | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | 163 |
Buildings | 2,830 |  |  | 2,612 |
Machinery and equipment | 14,612 |  |  | 13,591 |
Construction in progress | 300 |  |  | 488 |
| 17,915 |  |  | 16,854 |
Less accumulated depreciation | (10,479 | ) |  | (9,685 | )
Total | $ | 7,436 |  |  | $ | 7,169 |
Property, plant and equipment, net in the U.S. as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $3,591 and $3,638, respectively.
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities |
| December 31
Summary of Accrued Expenses | 2017 |  | 2016
Accrued advertising and promotion | $ | 394 |  |  | $ | 373 |
Accrued salaries and wages | 449 |  |  | 426 |
Accrued rebates | 227 |  |  | 220 |
Accrued taxes - income and other | 249 |  |  | 259 |
Accrued interest | 68 |  |  | 96 |
Derivatives | 45 |  |  | 44 |
Other | 298 |  |  | 357 |
Total | $ | 1,730 |  |  | $ | 1,775 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Data | Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Data
Summary of Cash Flow Effects of Operating Working Capital | Year Ended December 31
2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Accounts receivable | $ | (44 | ) |  | $ | (23 | ) |  | $ | 60 |
Inventories | (33 | ) |  | 230 |  |  | (28 | )
Trade accounts payable | 174 |  |  | (61 | ) |  | 44 |
Accrued expenses | (102 | ) |  | 26 |  |  | (110 | )
Accrued income taxes | (176 | ) |  | 121 |  |  | (81 | )
Derivatives | (47 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | (63 | )
Currency and other | 80 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (267 | )
Total | $ | (148 | ) |  | $ | 334 |  |  | $ | (445 | )
Accounts Receivable, Net |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Data |
| December 31
Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net | 2017 |  | 2016
From customers | $ | 2,203 |  |  | $ | 2,077 |
Other | 168 |  |  | 167 |
Less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts | (56 | ) |  | (68 | )
Total | $ | 2,315 |  |  | $ | 2,176 |
Inventories |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Data |
| December 31
| 2017 |  | 2016
Summary of Inventories by Major Class | LIFO |  | Non- LIFO |  | Total |  | LIFO |  | Non- LIFO |  | Total
Raw materials | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 345 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 236 |  |  | $ | 329 |
Work in process | 110 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 213 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 203 |
Finished goods | 421 |  |  | 684 |  |  | 1,105 |  |  | 430 |  |  | 600 |  |  | 1,030 |
Supplies and other | — |  |  | 303 |  |  | 303 |  |  | — |  |  | 280 |  |  | 280 |
| 618 |  |  | 1,348 |  |  | 1,966 |  |  | 637 |  |  | 1,205 |  |  | 1,842 |
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost | (176 | ) |  | — |  |  | (176 | ) |  | (163 | ) |  | — |  |  | (163 | )
Total | $ | 442 |  |  | $ | 1,348 |  |  | $ | 1,790 |  |  | $ | 474 |  |  | $ | 1,205 |  |  | $ | 1,679 |
Other Cash Flow Data and Interest Expense |
Supplemental Cash Flow Data |
| Year Ended December 31
Other Cash Flow Data | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Interest paid | $ | 354 |  |  | $ | 315 |  |  | $ | 308 |
Income taxes paid | 961 |  |  | 744 |  |  | 695 |

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