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Business Segment and Geographic Data Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting Information |
Sales of Principal Products | Sales of Principal Products for the years ended were:
|  | Year Ended December 31
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Baby and Child Care |  | $ | 7,056 |  |  | $ | 7,054 |  |  | $ | 7,166 |
Family Care |  | 6,157 |  |  | 6,290 |  |  | 6,243 |
Professional |  | 3,176 |  |  | 3,404 |  |  | 3,256 |
Adult Care |  | 1,864 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,730 |
Feminine Care |  | 1,721 |  |  | 1,787 |  |  | 1,695 |
All Other |  | 84 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 85 |
Consolidated |  | $ | 20,058 |  |  | $ | 20,431 |  |  | $ | 20,175 |
Information Concerning Consolidated Operations by Business Segment | The tables below present net sales and the significant expense categories that are included in Segment Operating Profit and regularly provided to our CODM:
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2024
|  | NA |  | IPC |  | IFP |  | Total
Net Sales |  | $ | 11,008 |  |  | $ | 5,715 |  |  | $ | 3,335 |  |  | $ | 20,058 |
Cost of Products Sold |  | 6,518 |  |  | 3,761 |  |  | 2,442 |  |  | 12,721 |
Advertising and Promotion Expense |  | 806 |  |  | 416 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 1,296 |
Research, Selling and General Expense |  | 1,150 |  |  | 738 |  |  | 441 |  |  | 2,329 |
Other (Income) and Expense, net(a) |  | — |  |  | 13 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 14 |
Segment Operating Profit |  | $ | 2,534 |  |  | $ | 787 |  |  | $ | 377 |  |  | $ | 3,698 |
Corporate & Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (488) |
Total Operating Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,210 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2023
|  | NA |  | IPC |  | IFP |  | Total
Net Sales |  | $ | 10,988 |  |  | $ | 5,899 |  |  | $ | 3,544 |  |  | $ | 20,431 |
Cost of Products Sold |  | 6,607 |  |  | 4,008 |  |  | 2,754 |  |  | 13,369 |
Advertising and Promotion Expense |  | 739 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 1,197 |
Research, Selling and General Expense |  | 1,135 |  |  | 763 |  |  | 437 |  |  | 2,335 |
Other (Income) and Expense, net(a) |  | — |  |  | 96 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 104 |
Segment Operating Profit |  | $ | 2,507 |  |  | $ | 632 |  |  | $ | 287 |  |  | $ | 3,426 |
Corporate & Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,082) |
Total Operating Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,344 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2022
|  | NA |  | IPC |  | IFP |  | Total
Net Sales |  | $ | 10,470 |  |  | $ | 6,054 |  |  | $ | 3,651 |  |  | $ | 20,175 |
Cost of Products Sold |  | 6,784 |  |  | 4,258 |  |  | 2,907 |  |  | 13,949 |
Advertising and Promotion Expense |  | 608 |  |  | 348 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 1,009 |
Research, Selling and General Expense |  | 968 |  |  | 764 |  |  | 434 |  |  | 2,166 |
Other (Income) and Expense, net(a) |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 15 |
Segment Operating Profit |  | $ | 2,110 |  |  | $ | 670 |  |  | $ | 256 |  |  | $ | 3,036 |
Corporate & Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (355) |
Total Operating Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,681 |
(a)Other (income) and expense, net primarily includes the effects of changes in exchange rates on monetary assets and liabilities for subsidiaries where we have adopted highly inflationary accounting. Depreciation and amortization expense and capital spending by segment were:
|  | NA |  | IPC |  | IFP |  | Corporate & Other |  | Total
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2024 |  | $ | 440 |  |  | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 781 |
2023 |  | 430 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 753 |
2022 |  | 429 |  |  | 199 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 754 |
Capital Spending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2024 |  | 443 |  |  | 157 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 721 |
2023 |  | 455 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 766 |
2022 |  | 502 |  |  | 236 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 876 |

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