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Equity | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract] |
Equity | Equity
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| Common Stock | Other Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Non- controlling Interests | Total
($ and shares in millions except per share amounts) | Shares | Par Value | Shares | Cost
Balance at January 1, 2021 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,588 |  | $ | 47,362 |  | $ | (6,634) |  | 1,047 |  | $ | (56,787) |  | $ | 87 |  | $ | 25,404 |
Net income attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. | — |  | — |  | — |  | 3,179 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 3,179 |
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 12 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 12 |
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.65 per share) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,653) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,653) |
Share-based compensation plans and other | — |  | — |  | 25 |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |  | 65 |  | — |  | 90 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 7 |  | 7 |
Balance at March 31, 2021 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 39,613 |  | $ | 48,888 |  | $ | (6,622) |  | 1,046 |  | $ | (56,722) |  | $ | 94 |  | $ | 27,039 |
Balance at January 1, 2022 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 44,238 |  | $ | 53,696 |  | $ | (4,429) |  | 1,049 |  | $ | (57,109) |  | $ | 73 |  | $ | 38,257 |
Net income attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. | — |  | — |  | — |  | 4,310 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 4,310 |
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 60 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 60 |
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.69 per share) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,754) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,754) |
Share-based compensation plans and other | — |  | — |  | 37 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 46 |  | — |  | 83 |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (3) |  | (3) |
Balance at March 31, 2022 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 44,275 |  | $ | 56,252 |  | $ | (4,369) |  | 1,049 |  | $ | (57,063) |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 40,953 |

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