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Supplemental Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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