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Equity | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
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, 2024 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 44,509 |  | $ | 53,895 |  | $ | (5,161) |  | 1,045 |  | $ | (57,450) |  | $ | 54 |  | $ | 37,635 |
Net income attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. | — |  | — |  | — |  | 4,762 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 4,762 |
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (113) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (113) |
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.77 per share) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,960) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,960) |
Treasury stock shares purchased | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1 |  | (122) |  | — |  | (122) |
Share-based compensation plans and other | — |  | — |  | 89 |  | — |  | — |  | (2) |  | 127 |  | 1 |  | 217 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 5 |  | 5 |
Balance at March 31, 2024 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 44,598 |  | $ | 56,697 |  | $ | (5,274) |  | 1,044 |  | $ | (57,445) |  | $ | 60 |  | $ | 40,424 |
Balance at January 1, 2025 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 44,704 |  | $ | 63,069 |  | $ | (4,945) |  | 1,049 |  | $ | (58,303) |  | $ | 59 |  | $ | 46,372 |
Net income attributable to Merck & Co., Inc. | — |  | — |  | — |  | 5,079 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 5,079 |
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (20) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (20) |
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.81 per share) | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2,051) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2,051) |
Treasury stock shares purchased | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 13 |  | (1,164) |  | — |  | (1,164) |
Share-based compensation plans and other | — |  | — |  | 112 |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |  | 66 |  | — |  | 178 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6 |  | 6 |
Balance at March 31, 2025 | 3,577 |  | $ | 1,788 |  | $ | 44,816 |  | $ | 66,097 |  | $ | (4,965) |  | 1,061 |  | $ | (59,401) |  | $ | 65 |  | $ | 48,400 |

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