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Business combinations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Aggregate acquisition date consideration to acquire an entity | The aggregate share acquisition date consideration to acquire the remaining 50% ownership in K-A and the fair value of Amgen’s preacquisition investment consisted of the following (in millions):
|  | Amount
Total cash paid to Kirin |  | $ | 780 |
Fair value of contingent consideration obligation |  | 45 |
Loss on settlement of preexisting relationship |  | (168 | )
Total consideration transferred to acquire K-A |  | 657 |
Fair value of Amgen’s investment in K-A |  | 825 |
Total acquisition date fair value |  | $ | 1,482 |

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