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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The gross carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization for intangible assets subject to amortization and accumulated write-offs of goodwill are as follows:
| As of March 31, 2020 |  | As of December 31, 2019
(in millions) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization/ Write-offs |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization/ Write-offs
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology-related | $ | 11,906 |  |  | $ | (5,806 | ) |  | $ | 12,020 |  |  | $ | (5,706 | )
Patents | 525 |  |  | (409 | ) |  | 525 |  |  | (408 | )
Other intangible assets | 1,748 |  |  | (1,113 | ) |  | 1,754 |  |  | (1,081 | )
| $ | 14,178 |  |  | $ | (7,328 | ) |  | $ | 14,299 |  |  | $ | (7,195 | )
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 19,998 |  |  | $ | (9,900 | ) |  | $ | 20,076 |  |  | $ | (9,900 | )
IPR&D | 423 |  |  | — |  |  | 662 |  |  | — |
Technology-related | 120 |  |  | — |  |  | 120 |  |  | — |
| $ | 20,541 |  |  | $ | (9,900 | ) |  | $ | 20,858 |  |  | $ | (9,900 | )
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The following represents our goodwill balance allocated to our global reportable segments and unallocated amounts:
(in millions) | MedSurg |  | Rhythm and Neuro |  | Cardiovascular |  | Specialty Pharmaceuticals |  | Total
As of December 31, 2019 | $ | 2,061 |  |  | $ | 2,192 |  |  | $ | 5,676 |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 10,176 |
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations and other changes in carrying amount | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | (55 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (78 | )
As of March 31, 2020 | $ | 2,049 |  |  | $ | 2,191 |  |  | $ | 5,621 |  |  | $ | 238 |  |  | $ | 10,098 |

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