Consolidated Statements Of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,953	$ 3,588
Cost of sales	1,444	1,257
Gross profit	2,509	2,331
Research, development and engineering expenses	288	254
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,575	1,330
Recall charges	6	(6)
Amortization of intangible assets	181	118
Total operating expenses	2,050	1,696
Operating income	459	635
Other income (expense), net	(92)	(45)
Earnings before income taxes	367	590
Income taxes	65	97
Net earnings	$ 302	$ 493
Net earnings per share of common stock:
Basic	$ 0.80	$ 1.32
Diluted	$ 0.79	$ 1.30
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in millions):
Basic	376.3	374.8
Effect of dilutive employee stock compensation	5.4	4.9
Diluted	381.7	379.7
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.575

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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