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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill | At the end of 2017 and 2016, the gross and net amounts of intangible assets were:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Intangible assets with definite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents and trademarks — gross |  | $ | 36,427 |  |  | 10,521 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | 7,223 |  |  | 5,076 |
Patents and trademarks — net |  | $ | 29,204 |  |  | 5,445 |
Customer relationships and other intangibles — gross |  | $ | 20,204 |  |  | 17,615 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | 7,463 |  |  | 6,515 |
Customer relationships and other intangibles — net |  | $ | 12,741 |  |  | 11,100 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives: |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | $ | 7,082 |  |  | 6,888 |
Purchased in-process research and development |  | 4,201 |  |  | 3,443 |
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives |  | $ | 11,283 |  |  | 10,331 |
Total intangible assets — net |  | $ | 53,228 |  |  | 26,876 |
Goodwill | Goodwill as of December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, as allocated by segment of business, was as follows:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Consumer |  | Pharmaceutical |  | Medical Devices |  | Total
Goodwill at January 3, 2016 |  | $ | 7,240 |  |  | 2,889 |  |  | 11,500 |  |  | 21,629 |
Goodwill, related to acquisitions |  | 1,362 |  |  | — |  |  | 210 |  |  | 1,572 |
Goodwill, related to divestitures |  | (63 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | — |  |  | (75 | )
Currency translation/other |  | (276 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (321 | )
Goodwill at January 1, 2017 |  | $ | 8,263 |  |  | 2,840 |  |  | 11,702 |  |  | 22,805 |
Goodwill, related to acquisitions |  | 102 |  |  | 6,161 |  |  | 2,200 |  |  | 8,463 |
Goodwill, related to divestitures |  | (74 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (102 | ) |  | (177 | )
Currency translation/other |  | 584 |  |  | 109 |  |  | 122 |  |  | 815 |
Goodwill at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 8,875 |  |  | 9,109 |  |  | 13,922 |  |  | 31,906 |

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