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Property, plant and equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Components of 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

Property, plant and equipment by 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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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-lived assets, excluding financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets, by geographic areas located in the entity's country of domicile and foreign countries in which the entity holds assets.

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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