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Leases and Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Leases [Abstract] |
Operating Lease Cost | Lease Expense
|  | Year Ended December 31 |  |
|  | 2021 |  |  |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | Income Statement Classification
Operating lease expense |  | $ | 157 |  |  |  |  | $ | 168 |  |  | $ | 162 |  |  | Cost of products sold, Marketing, research and general expenses
Finance lease expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of lease assets |  | 13 |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  | 5 |  |  | Cost of products sold
Interest on lease liabilities |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | Interest expense
Total finance lease expense |  | 15 |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  | 7 |  |  |
Variable lease expense(a) |  | 219 |  |  |  |  | 202 |  |  | 145 |  |  | Cost of products sold, Marketing, research and general expenses
Total lease expense |  | $ | 391 |  |  |  |  | $ | 380 |  |  | $ | 314 |  |  |
(a) Includes short-term leases, which are immaterial.
Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities | Lease Assets and Liabilities
|  | December 31 |  |
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease |  | $ | 488 |  |  | $ | 540 |  |  | Other Assets
Finance lease |  | 86 |  |  | 47 |  |  | Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Total lease assets |  | $ | 574 |  |  | 587 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease |  | 130 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Finance lease |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | Debt payable within one year
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease |  | 393 |  |  | 423 |  |  | Other Liabilities
Finance lease |  | 60 |  |  | 20 |  |  | Long-Term Debt
Total lease liabilities |  | $ | 594 |  |  | $ | 585 |  |  |
Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities | Maturity of Lease Liabilities
|  | December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases |  | Total |  |  |  |
2022 |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 154 |  |  |  |  |
2023 |  | 119 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 131 |  |  |  |  |
2024 |  | 93 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 103 |  |  |  |  |
2025 |  | 76 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 83 |  |  |  |  |
2026 |  | 64 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 70 |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter |  | 64 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 99 |  |  |  |  |
Total lease payments |  | 558 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 640 |  |  |  |  |
Less imputed interest |  | 35 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 46 |  |  |  |  |
Present value of lease liabilities |  | $ | 523 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 594 |  |  |  |  |
Supplemental Information Related to Operating Leases | Supplemental Information Related to Leases
|  | December 31
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | $ | 155 |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 163 |
Finance leases |  | 13 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 18 |
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 34 |  |  | 198 |  |  | 504 |
Finance leases |  | 56 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 38 |
Other non-cash modifications to lease assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 61 |  |  | 98 |  |  | 31 |

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