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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Rollforward of Goodwill | The following is a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill by segment ($ in millions):
| Biotechnology |  | Life Sciences |  | Diagnostics |  | Environmental & Applied Solutions |  | Total
Balance, January 1, 2021 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 25,812 |  |  | $ | 7,082 |  |  | $ | 2,526 |  |  | $ | 35,420 |
Attributable to 2021 acquisitions | — |  |  | 7,077 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 7,235 |
Attributable to 2021 divestitures | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | (12) |
Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations | — |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11) |
Foreign currency translation and other | — |  |  | (1,240) |  |  | (148) |  |  | (60) |  |  | (1,448) |
Balance, December 31, 2021 | — |  |  | 31,638 |  |  | 7,044 |  |  | 2,502 |  |  | 41,184 |
Attributable to acquisitions (a) | — |  |  | 157 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |  |  | 197 |
Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | (9) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 18 |
Foreign currency translation and other | — |  |  | (2,676) |  |  | (330) |  |  | (142) |  |  | (3,148) |
Balance, before resegmentation | — |  |  | 29,145 |  |  | 6,705 |  |  | 2,401 |  |  | 38,251 |
Reallocation among new reporting units (a) | 21,019 |  |  | (21,019) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Attributable to acquisitions | 176 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 13 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 230 |
Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |
Foreign currency translation and other | 892 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 157 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 1,273 |
Balance, December 31, 2022 | $ | 22,087 |  |  | $ | 8,314 |  |  | $ | 6,875 |  |  | $ | 2,476 |  |  | $ | 39,752 |
(a) A total of approximately $21.0 billion of goodwill was allocated to the Biotechnology reportable segment, of which $116 million is shown on the Attributable to acquisitions line before resegmentation as it relates to a 2022 acquisition that occurred prior to the allocation date.
Schedule of Finite-lived Intangible Assets and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class | The following summarizes the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major category of intangible assets as of December 31 ($ in millions):
| 2022 |  | 2021
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization
Finite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents and technology | $ | 13,508 |  |  | $ | (3,024) |  |  | $ | 14,377 |  |  | $ | (2,281) |
Customer relationships, trade names and other intangibles | 10,183 |  |  | (4,212) |  |  | 9,547 |  |  | (3,748) |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 23,691 |  |  | (7,236) |  |  | 23,924 |  |  | (6,029) |
Indefinite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names | 3,845 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,948 |  |  | — |
Total intangibles | $ | 27,536 |  |  | $ | (7,236) |  |  | $ | 28,872 |  |  | $ | (6,029) |

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