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Property, plant and equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (dollar amounts in millions):

			December 31,
	Useful life (in years)		2018				2017
Land	—		$	265			$	283
Buildings and improvements	10-40		3,616				3,507
Manufacturing equipment	8-12		2,418				2,372
Laboratory equipment	8-12		1,174				1,179
Capitalized software	3-5		1,124				1,150
Other	3-15		3,204				3,254
Construction in progress	—		953				834
Property, plant and equipment, gross			12,754				12,579
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization			(7,796		)		(7,590		)
Property, plant and equipment, net			$	4,958			$	4,989

During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we recognized depreciation and amortization expense associated with our property, plant and equipment of $630 million, $604 million and $619 million, respectively.

Geographic information

Certain geographic information with respect to property, plant and equipment, net (long-lived assets), was as follows (in millions):

	December 31,
	2018				2017
United States	$	2,373			$	2,349
Puerto Rico	1,476				1,527
ROW	1,109				1,113
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	4,958			$	4,989

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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