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Equity | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract] |
Equity | Equity
| Three Months Ended September 30,
| Common Stock | Other Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Non- Controlling Interests | Total
($ and shares in millions) | Shares | Par Value | Shares | Cost
Balance at July 1, 2017 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,776 |  | $ | 45,046 |  | $ | (5,094 | ) | 850 |  | $ | (42,053 | ) | $ | 249 |  | $ | 39,712 |
Net loss attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. | — |  | — |  | — |  | (56 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (56 | )
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 149 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 149 |
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.47 per share) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,289 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,289 | )
Treasury stock shares purchased | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 2 |  | (159 | ) | — |  | (159 | )
Share-based compensation plans and other | — |  | — |  | 47 |  | — |  | — |  | (1 | ) | 93 |  | — |  | 140 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 5 |  | 5 |
Distributions attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (3 | ) | (3 | )
Balance at September 30, 2017 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,823 |  | $ | 43,701 |  | $ | (4,945 | ) | 851 |  | $ | (42,119 | ) | $ | 251 |  | $ | 38,499 |
Balance at July 1, 2018 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,741 |  | $ | 41,523 |  | $ | (5,122 | ) | 907 |  | $ | (45,401 | ) | $ | 237 |  | $ | 32,766 |
Net income attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,950 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,950 |
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (29 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (29 | )
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.48 per share) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,284 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,284 | )
Treasury stock shares purchased | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 16 |  | (996 | ) | — |  | (996 | )
Share-based compensation plans and other | — |  | — |  | 21 |  | — |  | — |  | (5 | ) | 231 |  | — |  | 252 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 8 |  | 8 |
Distributions attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (11 | ) | (11 | )
Balance at September 30, 2018 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,762 |  | $ | 42,189 |  | $ | (5,151 | ) | 918 |  | $ | (46,166 | ) | $ | 234 |  | $ | 32,656 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| Common Stock | Other Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Non- Controlling Interests | Total
($ and shares in millions) | Shares | Par Value | Shares | Cost
Balance at January 1, 2017 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,939 |  | $ | 44,133 |  | $ | (5,226 | ) | 828 |  | $ | (40,546 | ) | $ | 220 |  | $ | 40,308 |
Net income attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. | — |  | — |  | — |  | 3,440 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 3,440 |
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 281 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 281 |
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($1.41 per share) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (3,872 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (3,872 | )
Treasury stock shares purchased | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 36 |  | (2,312 | ) | — |  | (2,312 | )
Share-based compensation plans and other | — |  | — |  | (116 | ) | — |  | — |  | (13 | ) | 739 |  | — |  | 623 |
Acquisition of Vallée | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 25 |  | 25 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 16 |  | 16 |
Distributions attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (10 | ) | (10 | )
Balance at September 30, 2017 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,823 |  | $ | 43,701 |  | $ | (4,945 | ) | 851 |  | $ | (42,119 | ) | $ | 251 |  | $ | 38,499 |
Balance at January 1, 2018 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,902 |  | $ | 41,350 |  | $ | (4,910 | ) | 880 |  | $ | (43,794 | ) | $ | 233 |  | $ | 34,569 |
Adoption of new accounting standards (see Note 1) | — |  | — |  | — |  | 322 |  | (274 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | 48 |
Net income attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. | — |  | — |  | — |  | 4,393 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 4,393 |
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 33 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 33 |
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($1.44 per share) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (3,876 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (3,876 | )
Treasury stock shares purchased | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 53 |  | (3,158 | ) | — |  | (3,158 | )
Share-based compensation plans and other | — |  | — |  | (140 | ) | — |  | — |  | (15 | ) | 786 |  | — |  | 646 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 22 |  | 22 |
Distributions attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (21 | ) | (21 | )
Balance at September 30, 2018 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,762 |  | $ | 42,189 |  | $ | (5,151 | ) | 918 |  | $ | (46,166 | ) | $ | 234 |  | $ | 32,656 |

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