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Supplemental Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Supplemental Income Statement Data | Supplemental Income Statement Data
| Year Ended December 31
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Advertising expense | $ | 956 |  |  | $ | 757 |  |  | $ | 655 |
Research expense | 276 |  |  | 284 |  |  | 317 |
Equity Companies' Data | Equity Companies' Data
| Net Sales |  | Gross Profit |  | Operating Profit |  | Net Income |  | Corporation's Share of Net Income
2020 | $ | 2,358 |  |  | $ | 786 |  |  | $ | 507 |  |  | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | 142 |
2019 | 2,379 |  |  | 727 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 255 |  |  | 123 |
2018 | 2,264 |  |  | 635 |  |  | 388 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 103 |
| Current Assets |  | Noncurrent Assets |  | Current Liabilities |  | Noncurrent Liabilities |  | Stockholders' Equity
2020 | $ | 1,585 |  |  | $ | 1,203 |  |  | $ | 842 |  |  | $ | 1,563 |  |  | $ | 382 |
2019 | 1,020 |  |  | 1,275 |  |  | 749 |  |  | 1,196 |  |  | 350 |
2018 | 921 |  |  | 1,247 |  |  | 578 |  |  | 1,237 |  |  | 353 |
Summary of Inventories by Major Class |
| December 31
| 2020 |  | 2019
Summary of Inventories by Major Class | LIFO |  | Non- LIFO |  | Total |  | LIFO |  | Non- LIFO |  | Total
Raw materials | $ | 131 |  |  | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 394 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 236 |  |  | $ | 321 |
Work in process | 103 |  |  | 86 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 206 |
Finished goods | 453 |  |  | 749 |  |  | 1,202 |  |  | 451 |  |  | 696 |  |  | 1,147 |
Supplies and other | — |  |  | 263 |  |  | 263 |  |  | — |  |  | 271 |  |  | 271 |
| 687 |  |  | 1,361 |  |  | 2,048 |  |  | 649 |  |  | 1,296 |  |  | 1,945 |
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost | (145) |  |  | — |  |  | (145) |  |  | (155) |  |  | — |  |  | (155) |
Total | $ | 542 |  |  | $ | 1,361 |  |  | $ | 1,903 |  |  | $ | 494 |  |  | $ | 1,296 |  |  | $ | 1,790 |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
| December 31
Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 2020 |  | 2019
Land | $ | 174 |  |  | $ | 165 |
Buildings | 2,932 |  |  | 2,877 |
Machinery and equipment | 14,382 |  |  | 13,946 |
Construction in progress | 845 |  |  | 851 |
| 18,333 |  |  | 17,839 |
Less accumulated depreciation | (10,291) |  |  | (10,389) |
Total | $ | 8,042 |  |  | $ | 7,450 |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities |
| December 31
Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | 2020 |  | 2019
Accrued advertising and promotion | $ | 443 |  |  | $ | 415 |
Accrued salaries and wages | 531 |  |  | 463 |
Accrued rebates | 255 |  |  | 241 |
Accrued taxes - income and other | 332 |  |  | 231 |
Operating leases | 133 |  |  | 130 |
Accrued restructuring | 73 |  |  | 93 |
Accrued interest | 87 |  |  | 81 |
Other | 408 |  |  | 324 |
Total | $ | 2,262 |  |  | $ | 1,978 |
Summary of Cash Flow Effects of Operating Working Capital | Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Data
Summary of Cash Flow Effects of Operating Working Capital | Year Ended December 31
2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Accounts receivable | $ | 95 |  |  | $ | (116) |  |  | $ | 33 |
Inventories | (96) |  |  | 24 |  |  | (127) |
Trade accounts payable | 239 |  |  | (153) |  |  | 392 |
Accrued expenses | 132 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 115 |
Accrued income taxes | 42 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 64 |
Derivatives | (9) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 30 |
Currency and other | (40) |  |  | (49) |  |  | (118) |
Total | $ | 363 |  |  | $ | (288) |  |  | $ | 389 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Data |
| Year Ended December 31
Other Cash Flow Data | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Interest paid | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | 264 |
Income taxes paid | 533 |  |  | 528 |  |  | 395 |
Accounts Receivable, Net |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Data |
| December 31
Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net | 2020 |  | 2019
From customers | $ | 2,132 |  |  | $ | 2,131 |
Other | 153 |  |  | 181 |
Less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts | (50) |  |  | (49) |
Total | $ | 2,235 |  |  | $ | 2,263 |

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