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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Intangible assets and Goodwill |
(Dollars in Millions) |  | July 1, 2012 |  | January 1, 2012
Intangible assets with definite lives: |  |  |  |
Patents and trademarks — gross |  | $ | 8,778 |  |  | 7,947 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | 3,196 |  |  | 2,976 |
Patents and trademarks — net |  | 5,582 |  |  | 4,971 |
Customer relationships and other intangibles — gross |  | 18,227 |  |  | 8,716 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | 3,560 |  |  | 3,432 |
Customer relationships and other intangibles — net |  | 14,667 |  |  | 5,284 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | 7,356 |  |  | 6,034 |
Purchased in-process research and development |  | 1,594 |  |  | 1,849 |
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives |  | 8,950 |  |  | 7,883 |
Total intangible assets — net |  | $ | 29,199 |  |  | 18,138 |
Goodwill | Goodwill as of July 1, 2012 was allocated by segment of business as follows:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Consumer |  | Pharm |  | Med Dev & Diag |  | Total
Goodwill, net at January 1, 2012 |  | $ | 8,298 |  |  | 1,721 |  |  | 6,119 |  |  | 16,138 |
Acquisitions |  | — |  |  | 48 |  |  | 5,397 |  |  | 5,445 |
Currency translation/Other |  | (119 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (171 | )
Goodwill, net as of July 1, 2012 |  | $ | 8,179 |  |  | 1,742 |  |  | 11,491 |  |  | 21,412 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905597&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905597&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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