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Collaborative Arrangements (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Collaborative Arrangements [Abstract] |
Collaboration Arrangements | Summarized financial information related to this collaboration is as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Alliance revenue - Lynparza | $ | 248 |  |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 475 |  |  | $ | 323 |
Alliance revenue - Koselugo | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |
Total alliance revenue | $ | 256 |  |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 489 |  |  | $ | 323 |
Cost of sales (1) | 42 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 164 |
Selling, general and administrative | 43 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 83 |  |  | 72 |
Research and development | 31 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 60 |  |  | 73 |
($ in millions) |  |  |  |  | June 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Receivables from AstraZeneca included in Other current assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 215 |
Payables to AstraZeneca included in Accrued and other current liabilities (2) |  |  |  |  | 418 |  |  | 423 |
(1) Represents amortization of capitalized milestone payments. (2) Includes accrued milestone payments. Summarized financial information related to this collaboration is as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Alliance revenue - Lenvima | $ | 181 |  |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 279 |
Cost of sales (1) | 47 |  |  | 135 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 170 |
Selling, general and administrative | 31 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 31 |
Research and development | 57 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 120 |
($ in millions) |  |  |  |  | June 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Receivables from Eisai included in Other current assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 212 |  |  | $ | 157 |
Payables to Eisai included in Accrued and other current liabilities (2) |  |  |  |  | 600 |  |  | 335 |
Payables to Eisai included in Other Noncurrent Liabilities (3) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 600 |
(1) Represents amortization of capitalized milestone payments. (2) Includes accrued milestone and future option payments. (3) Includes accrued milestone payments. Summarized financial information related to this collaboration is as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Alliance revenue - Adempas/Verquvo | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | 149 |  |  | $ | 133 |
Net sales of Adempas recorded by Merck | 74 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 113 |
Net sales of Verquvo recorded by Merck | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total sales | $ | 149 |  |  | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 279 |  |  | $ | 246 |
Cost of sales (1) | 39 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 229 |  |  | 57 |
Selling, general and administrative | 32 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 28 |
Research and development | 13 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 41 |
($ in millions) |  |  |  |  | June 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Receivables from Bayer included in Other current assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 65 |
Payables to Bayer included in Other Noncurrent Liabilities (2) |  |  |  |  | 400 |  |  | — |
(1) Includes amortization of intangible assets. Amount in the first six months of 2021 includes $153 million of cumulative amortization as noted above. (2) Represents accrued milestone payment.

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