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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Common Stock | Common Stock in Treasury | Additional Contributed Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Parent | Noncontrolling Interest
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2014 |  |  | $ 683 | $ (7,993) | $ 5,853 | $ 13,227 | $ (3,650) |  | $ 36
Beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2014 |  |  | 683,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ 968 |  |  |  |  | 968 |  |  |
Purchases of common stock, shares | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | $ 3,524 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,524 |  |
Change in noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17)
Dividends declared on common stock |  |  |  |  |  | (695) |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans and other |  |  |  | $ 347 | 49 |  |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans and other, shares |  |  |  | (5,000,000) |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans |  |  |  |  |  | (90) |  |  |
Distribution of Baxalta |  |  |  |  |  | (3,727) | 350 |  |
End of year at Dec. 31, 2015 | 8,865 |  | $ 683 | $ (7,646) | 5,902 | 9,683 | 224 | $ 8,846 | 19
End of year at Dec. 31, 2015 |  |  | 683,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2014 |  |  |  | 141,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
End of year at Dec. 31, 2015 |  |  |  | 136,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 4,965 | [1] |  |  |  | 4,965 |  |  |
Purchases of common stock | $ (287) |  |  | $ (902) |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of common stock, shares | 6,300,000 |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | $ (4,780) |  |  |  |  |  | (4,780) |  |
Change in noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29)
Dividends declared on common stock |  |  |  |  |  | (276) |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans and other |  |  |  | $ 553 | 43 |  |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans and other, shares |  |  |  | (10,000,000) |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans |  |  |  |  |  | (190) |  |  |
Distribution of Baxalta |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |
End of year at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 8,280 |  | $ 683 | $ (7,995) | 5,958 | 14,200 | (4,556) | 8,290 | (10)
End of year at Dec. 31, 2016 | 683,494,944 |  | 683,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
End of year at Dec. 31, 2016 | 143,890,064 |  |  | 144,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ 717 |  |  |  |  | 717 |  |  |
Purchases of common stock | $ (564) |  |  | $ (564) |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of common stock, shares | 9,200,000 |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | $ 555 |  |  |  |  |  | 555 |  |
Change in noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Dividends declared on common stock |  |  |  |  |  | (334) |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans and other |  |  |  | $ 578 | (19) |  |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans and other, shares |  |  |  | (11,000,000) |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Stock issued under employee benefit plans |  |  |  |  |  | (134) |  |  |
Distribution of Baxalta |  |  |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |
End of year at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 9,116 |  |  | $ (7,981) | $ 5,940 | $ 14,483 | $ (4,001) | $ 9,124 | $ (8)
End of year at Dec. 31, 2017 | 683,494,944 |  | 683,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
End of year at Dec. 31, 2017 | 142,017,600 |  |  | 142,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | The first quarter of 2016 included benefits of $3.1 billion related to business optimization, separation-related costs, Retained Shares transactions, a loss on debt extinguishment, and product-related items. The second quarter of 2016 included benefits of $1.0 billion related to business optimization, separation-related costs, Retained Shares transactions, and asset impairment. The third quarter of 2016 included charges of $155 million related to business optimization, separation-related costs, a loss on debt extinguishment, and a tax matter. The fourth quarter of 2016 included charges of $47 million related to business optimization, Gambro integration costs, product-related items, separation-related costs, and reserve items and adjustments.

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