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Leases and Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract] |
Operating Lease Cost | Operating Lease Cost
|  | Year Ended December 31 |  |
|  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |  | Income Statement Classification
Lease cost |  | $ | 168 |  |  |  |  | $ | 162 |  |  | Cost of products sold, Marketing, research and general expenses
Variable lease cost(a) |  | 202 |  |  |  |  | 145 |  |  | Cost of products sold, Marketing, research and general expenses
Total lease cost |  | $ | 370 |  |  |  |  | $ | 307 |  |  |
(a) Includes short-term leases, which are immaterial.
Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities | Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities
|  | December 31 |  |
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
Lease assets |  | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | 396 |  |  | Other Assets
Current lease liabilities |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 130 |  |  | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Noncurrent lease liabilities |  | 423 |  |  | 274 |  |  | Other Liabilities
Total lease liabilities |  | $ | 556 |  |  | $ | 404 |  |  |
Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities | Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities
|  | December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |
2021 |  | $ | 148 |  |  |  |  |
2022 |  | 126 |  |  |  |  |
2023 |  | 100 |  |  |  |  |
2024 |  | 76 |  |  |  |  |
2025 |  | 63 |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |
Total lease payments |  | 603 |  |  |  |  |
Less imputed interest |  | 47 |  |  |  |  |
Present value of lease liabilities |  | $ | 556 |  |  |  |  |
Supplemental Information Related to Operating Leases | Supplemental Information Related to Operating Leases
|  | December 31
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Operating cash flows from leases included in the measurement of lease liabilities |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 163 |
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations |  | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 504 |
Other non-cash modifications to lease assets |  | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 31 |

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