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Collaborative Arrangements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Collaborative Arrangements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions | Summarized information related to this collaboration is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in millions) | 2018
Alliance revenues (net of commercialization costs) | $ | 33 |
Materials and production (1) | 12 |
Marketing and administrative | 7 |
Research and development | 29 |
Receivables from AstraZeneca | 31 |
Payables to AstraZeneca | 783 |
(1) Includes amortization of intangible assets. Summarized information related to this collaboration is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in millions) | 2018 |  | 2017
Net product sales recorded by Merck | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 31 |
Merck’s profit share from sales in Bayer's marketing territories | 25 |  |  | 53 |
Total sales | 68 |  |  | 84 |
Materials and production (1) | 27 |  |  | 23 |
Marketing and administrative | 8 |  |  | 7 |
Research and development | 32 |  |  | 22 |
Receivables from Bayer | 35 |  |  |  |
Payables to Bayer | — |  |  |  |
(1) Includes amortization of intangible assets.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of contractual arrangements that involve two or more parties that both: (i) actively participate in a joint operating activity and (ii) are exposed to significant risks and rewards that depend on the commercial success of the joint operating activity. Additionally, the element may include all other transactions of the entity categorized collectively, if such comparison of collaborative arrangements as a component of all transactions of the entity is desired. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 808 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6931272&loc=SL5834143-161434 + Details
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