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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lease, Cost

Operating Lease Cost

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2019				Income Statement Classification
Lease cost		$	39			Cost of products sold, Marketing, research and general expenses
Variable lease cost(a)		37				Cost of products sold, Marketing, research and general expenses
Total lease cost		$	76

(a)    Includes short-term leases, which are immaterial.

Schedule of Lease Assets and Liabilities

Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities

		March 31, 2019				Balance Sheet Classification
Lease assets		$	421			Other Assets
Current lease liabilities		$	131			Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Noncurrent lease liabilities		301				Other Liabilities
Total lease liabilities		$	432

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities

		March 31, 2019
2019		$	114
2020		124
2021		86
2022		58
2023		40
Thereafter		73
Total lease payments		495
Less imputed interest		63
Present value of lease liabilities		$	432

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

The future minimum obligations under operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2018 having a noncancelable term in excess of one year as determined prior to the adoption of ASU 842 are as follows:

		December 31, 2018
2019		$	160
2020		123
2021		85
2022		57
2023		41
Thereafter		72
Future minimum obligations		$	538

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Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income.

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