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Collaborative Arrangements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Collaborative Arrangements [Abstract] |
Collaboration Arrangements | Summarized financial information related to this collaboration is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
($ in millions) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
Alliance revenue - Lynparza | $ | 266 |  |  | $ | 228 |  |  |  |  |
Alliance revenue - Koselugo | 9 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Total alliance revenue | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 233 |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales (1) | 299 |  |  | 42 |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 44 |  |  | 40 |  |  |  |  |
Research and development | 26 |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |
($ in millions) | March 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |
Receivables from AstraZeneca included in Other current assets | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 271 |  |  |  |  |
Payables to AstraZeneca included in Trade accounts payable and Accrued and other current liabilities (2) | 190 |  |  | 415 |  |  |  |  |
Payables to AstraZeneca included in Other Noncurrent Liabilities (2) | 600 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
(1) Represents amortization of capitalized milestone payments. Amount in the first quarter of 2022 includes $250 million of cumulative amortization catch-up expense as noted above. (2) Includes accrued milestone payments. Summarized financial information related to this collaboration is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
($ in millions) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
Alliance revenue - Lenvima | $ | 227 |  |  | $ | 130 |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales (1) | 53 |  |  | 47 |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 31 |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |
Research and development | 57 |  |  | 64 |  |  |  |  |
($ in millions) | March 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |
Receivables from Eisai included in Other current assets | $ | 241 |  |  | $ | 200 |  |  |  |  |
Payables to Eisai included in Accrued and other current liabilities (2) | 325 |  |  | 625 |  |  |  |  |
(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 March 31, |  |
($ in millions) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
Alliance revenue - Adempas/Verquvo | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  |  |  |
Net sales of Adempas recorded by Merck | 61 |  |  | 55 |  |  |  |  |
Net sales of Verquvo recorded by Merck | 3 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Total sales | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales (1) | 50 |  |  | 208 |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 23 |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |
Research and development | 17 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |
($ in millions) | March 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |
Receivables from Bayer included in Other current assets | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | 114 |  |  |  |  |
Payables to Bayer included in Accrued and other current liabilities (2) | 74 |  |  | 472 |  |  |  |  |
(1) Includes amortization of intangible assets. Amount in the first quarter of 2021 includes $153 million of cumulative amortization catch-up expense. In addition, cost of sales includes Bayer’s share of profits from sales in Merck’s marketing territories. (2) Amount as of December 31, 2021 includes accrued milestone payment. Summarized financial information related to this collaboration is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
($ in millions) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
Lagevrio sales | $ | 3,247 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales (1) | 1,724 |  |  | 46 |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 34 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Research and development | 6 |  |  | 42 |  |  |  |  |
($ in millions) | March 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |
Payables to Ridgeback included in Accrued and other current liabilities (2) | $ | 1,568 |  |  | $ | 283 |  |  |  |  |
(1) Includes royalty expense and amortization of capitalized milestone payments. (2) Includes accrued royalty and milestone payments.

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