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Supplemental Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Supplemental Income Statement Data

Supplemental Income Statement Data

			Year Ended December 31
			2021						2020						2019
Advertising expense			$	893					$	956					$	757
Research expense			269						276						284

Equity Companies' Data

Equity Companies' Data

			Net Sales						Gross Profit						Operating Profit						Net Income						Corporation's Share of Net Income
2021			$	2,501					$	696					$	398					$	205					$	98
2020			2,358						786						507						299						142
2019			2,379						727						454						255						123
			Current Assets						Noncurrent Assets						Current Liabilities						Noncurrent Liabilities						Stockholders' Equity
2021			$	1,283					$	1,219					$	809					$	1,334					$	360
2020			1,585						1,203						842						1,563						382
2019			1,020						1,275						749						1,196						350

Summary of Inventories by Major Class

			December 31
			2021																		2020
Summary of Inventories by Major Class			LIFO						Non- LIFO						Total						LIFO						Non- LIFO						Total
Raw materials			$	141					$	352					$	493					$	131					$	263					$	394
Work in process			153						89						242						103						86						189
Finished goods			607						835						1,442						453						749						1,202
Supplies and other			—						280						280						—						263						263
			901						1,556						2,457						687						1,361						2,048
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost			(218)						—						(218)						(145)						—						(145)
Total			$	683					$	1,556					$	2,239					$	542					$	1,361					$	1,903

Property, Plant and Equipment

			December 31
Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net			2021						2020
Land			$	169					$	174
Buildings			2,993						2,932
Machinery and equipment			14,606						14,382
Construction in progress			760						845
			18,528						18,333
Less accumulated depreciation			(10,431)						(10,291)
Total			$	8,097					$	8,042

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

			December 31
Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities			2021						2020
Accrued advertising and promotion			$	434					$	443
Accrued salaries and wages			403						531
Accrued rebates			249						255
Accrued taxes - income and other			323						332
Operating leases			130						133
Accrued restructuring			75						73
Accrued interest			85						87
Other			397						408
Total			$	2,096					$	2,262

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
			2021						2020						2019
Accounts receivable			$	(37)					$	95					$	(116)
Inventories			(417)						(96)						24
Trade accounts payable			627						239						(153)
Accrued expenses			(124)						132						11
Accrued income taxes			(4)						42						(6)
Derivatives			30						(9)						1
Currency and other			(29)						(40)						(49)
Total			$	46					$	363					$	(288)

Supplemental Cash Flow Data

			Year Ended December 31
Other Cash Flow Data			2021						2020						2019
Interest paid			$	243					$	245					$	255
Income taxes paid			492						533						528

Accounts Receivable, Net

Supplemental Balance Sheet Data

			December 31
Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net			2021						2020
From customers			$	2,092					$	2,132
Other			170						153
Less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts			(55)						(50)
Total			$	2,207					$	2,235

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