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Leases (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract] |
Lease, Cost | Operating Lease Cost
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 |  | Income Statement Classification
Lease cost |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 120 |  |  | Cost of products sold, Marketing, research and general expenses
Variable lease cost(a) |  | 30 |  |  | 102 |  |  | Cost of products sold, Marketing, research and general expenses
Total lease cost |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 222 |  |  |
(a) Includes short-term leases, which are immaterial.
Schedule of Lease Assets and Liabilities | Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities
|  | September 30, 2019 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
Lease assets |  | $ | 399 |  |  | Other Assets
Current lease liabilities |  | $ | 133 |  |  | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Noncurrent lease liabilities |  | 275 |  |  | Other Liabilities
Total lease liabilities |  | $ | 408 |  |  |
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity | Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities
|  | September 30, 2019
2019 |  | $ | 40 |
2020 |  | 138 |
2021 |  | 95 |
2022 |  | 66 |
2023 |  | 45 |
Thereafter |  | 75 |
Total lease payments |  | 459 |
Less imputed interest |  | 51 |
Present value of lease liabilities |  | $ | 408 |
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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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918686-209980 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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