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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-25-054015
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		14
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251125
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251125

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000010456
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				360781620
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04448
		FILM NUMBER:		251522177

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BAXTER PARKWAY
		CITY:			DEERFIELD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60015
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2249482000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BAXTER PARKWAY
		CITY:			DEERFIELD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60015

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BAXTER TRAVENOL LABORATORIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880522

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BAXTER LABORATORIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760608
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colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-4" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-24">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter):</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="f-25">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Emerging growth company</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act: </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;</span></div><div style="height:9pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="ie1701eb65c6f4084a481dc0ebc3af2c9_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On November 25, 2025, Baxter International Inc. (&#8220;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Baxter</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) entered into an amendment (&#8220;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment No. 1</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) to the amended and restated five-year credit agreement dated June 11, 2025, among Baxter, as Borrower Representative, Baxter Healthcare SA and Baxter World Trade SRL, as Borrowers, various lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as amended by Amendment No. 1, the &#8220;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amended Credit Agreement</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). The purpose of Amendment No. 1 is to amend the net leverage ratio covenant to increase the maximum net leverage ratio for the four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2025, March 30, 2026, June 30, 2026, and September 30, 2026.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The description above is a summary of Amendment No. 1 and is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of Amendment No. 1, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning as ascribed to them in the Amended Credit Agreement.</span></div><div id="ie1701eb65c6f4084a481dc0ebc3af2c9_10"></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d) Exhibits.</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.316%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:88.484%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:-1.38pt"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit101-8xk112525closin.htm">Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 25, 2025, to the Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2025, among Baxter International Inc. as Borrower Representative, Baxter Healthcare SA, Baxter World Trade SRL, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and certain other financial institutions named therein.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(104)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="ie1701eb65c6f4084a481dc0ebc3af2c9_13"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:26.944%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.842%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:7.073%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:48.741%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Baxter International Inc.</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date: November 25, 2025</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Ellen K. Bradford</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ellen K. Bradford</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="iaba2fdda1c5a4f6082196860edf3bea6_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit 10.1</font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:110%">AMENDMENT NO. 1</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of November 25, 2025 (this &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;), among Baxter International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Borrower Representative</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;), Baxter Healthcare SA (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Swiss Borrower</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;), Baxter World Trade SRL (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Belgian Borrower</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221; and, together with Borrower Representative and Swiss Borrower, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Borrowers</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221; and each, a &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Borrower</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;), the Banks party hereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Administrative Agent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;).  All capitalized undefined terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement (as defined below). </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">W</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">I</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">T</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">N</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">E</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">S</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">S</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">E</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">T</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">H</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">WHEREAS, the Borrower Representative, the Swiss Borrower, the Belgian Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Banks</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;) and the Administrative Agent are party to that certain Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Credit Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;&#59; and as further amended by this Amendment, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Amended Credit Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;).  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Banks have agreed to make, and have made, certain loans to the Borrowers&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">WHEREAS, the Borrowers wish to effect certain amendments to the Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 11.01(a) of the Credit Agreement&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">WHEREAS, the Banks party hereto constituting Majority Banks under the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent are willing to agree to the terms of this Amendment and the amendments to the Credit Agreement effected hereby&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-right:-108pt;text-align:center;text-indent:108pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">ARTICLE 1.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:-108pt;text-align:center;text-indent:108pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(a) Section 8.02(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(c) Net Leverage Ratio.  As of the last day of any fiscal quarter (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2025), permit the Net Leverage Ratio on a pro forma basis for the applicable Test Period to be greater than the Net Leverage Ratio set forth in the table below&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Quarter Ending or Ended</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ratio</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">December 31, 2025</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.25 to 1.00</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">March 30, 2026</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.25 to 1.00</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">June 30, 2026</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.25 to 1.00</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">September 30, 2026</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.00 to 1.00</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">December 31, 2026 and thereafter</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 3.77pt 2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3.75 to 1.00</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">provided</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">, </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">however</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">, such Net Leverage Ratio shall be increased to 4.50 to 1.00 for each of the four fiscal quarters ending immediately following the consummation of any Material Acquisition.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">ARTICLE 2.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Banks party hereto that&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.7pt">The execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Amendment are within such Borrower&#8217;s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) such Borrower&#8217;s charter or by-laws or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Borrower, except in the case of this clause (ii) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Borrower Representative and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (taken as a whole).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.02pt">The representations and warranties set forth in Article VII of the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) immediately prior to and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below) as if made on and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.7pt">At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">ARTICLE 3.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">CONDITIONS PRECEDENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">This Amendment shall become effective subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (which occurred on the date hereof (such date, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment No. 1 Effective Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#8221;))&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.7pt;text-decoration:underline">Executed Counterparts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of this Amendment from each Borrower and the Banks constituting the Majority Banks under the Credit Agreement.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.02pt;text-decoration:underline">Officer&#8217;s Certificate</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Representative, certifying on behalf of the Borrower Representative the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 2 hereof.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.7pt;text-decoration:underline">Fees and Expenses</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  The Borrower Representative shall have paid all fees due and payable pursuant to that certain Fee Letter, dated as of November 14, 2025, between the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent.  All other costs, fees and expenses payable to the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) shall have been paid on or prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.02pt;text-decoration:underline">USA PATRIOT Act, Beneficial Ownership</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  The Administrative Agent and each requesting Bank shall have received, at least 3 Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent or such Bank, at least 5 Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, about the Borrowers that the Administrative Agent or such Bank reasonably determines is required by regulatory authorities under applicable &#8220;know your customer&#8221; and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and 31 C.F.R. &#167; 1010.230.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">ARTICLE 4.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">GENERAL</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.7pt;text-decoration:underline">Limited Effect</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  Except as expressly provided herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not be deemed (a) to be a waiver of, or consent to, or a modification or amendment of, any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or a waiver of any Event of Default, (b) to prejudice any right or rights which the Administrative Agent or the Banks may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Amended Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, or (c) to be a commitment or any other undertaking or expression of any willingness to engage in any further discussion with the Borrower Representative or any other Person with respect to any waiver, amendment, modification or any other change to the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents or any rights or remedies arising in favor of Banks or Administrative Agent, or any of them, under or with respect to any such documents.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.02pt;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  On and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to &#8220;this Agreement,&#8221; &#8220;hereunder,&#8221; &#8220;hereof,&#8221; &#8220;herein&#8221; or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document, shall be deemed a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.  This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.7pt;text-decoration:underline">Acknowledgement and Reaffirmation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  By its execution hereof, each Borrower hereby expressly agrees, with respect to each Loan Document to which it is a party that (a) all of its obligations, liabilities and indebtedness under such Loan Document shall remain in </font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">full force and effect on a continuous basis regardless of the effectiveness of this Amendment and (b) nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed as a substitution or novation of its obligations, liabilities and indebtedness under such Loan Document.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.02pt;text-decoration:underline">Execution in Counterparts&#59; Loan Document</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  The words &#8220;execution,&#8221; &#8220;signed,&#8221; &#8220;signature,&#8221; &#8220;delivery,&#8221; and words of like import in or relating to this Amendment and&#47;or any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, as the case may be, shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be.   </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(e)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.7pt;text-decoration:underline">Governing Law</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:110%">THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(f)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:24.03pt;text-decoration:underline">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  This Amendment shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, beneficiaries, successors and permitted assigns.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(g)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.02pt;text-decoration:underline">Severability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof&#59; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">(h)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%;padding-left:22.02pt;text-decoration:underline">Incorporation by Reference</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.  The provisions of Sections 11.04, 11.09 and 11.10 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">mutatis mutandis</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">&#91;Signature Pages Follow&#93;</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="iaba2fdda1c5a4f6082196860edf3bea6_90"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:53.846%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.864%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:81.936%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; 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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:to="lab_dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_exch_XCHI_ce3d8613-cd73-4899-8f80-879c27493e80_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_exch_XCHI" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE, INC</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_exch_XCHI_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_exch_XCHI" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">NYSE CHICAGO, INC. [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_exch_XCHI" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/exch/2025/exch-2025.xsd#exch_XCHI"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_30856a00-4994-4aff-80fa-6e9236f46f8a_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_CityAreaCode_04493863-cb32-401d-b087-058669828215_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">City Area Code</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember_03caa14a-1f86-420e-aa32-9f153f900941_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, $1.00 Per Value</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, $1.00 Per Value [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_CommonStock1.00PerValueMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, $1.00 Per Value [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_CoverAbstract_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Cover [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_ab6b7c15-5267-4ca8-ba78-d34e19836b7e_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityInformationLineItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Information [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityInformationLineItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Information [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityInformationLineItems"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_e8765b2c-1dbe-4d09-941f-56c2f44661cf_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Document Period End Date</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:to="lab_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain_3e66b616-384f-48c5-ac09-367daa0e3555_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Exchange [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_ExchangeDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Exchange [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_ExchangeDomain" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_ExchangeDomain"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_cb22dea8-3d9b-469b-8027-b48bf081e54f_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:to="lab_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member_52e96685-5476-4749-9467-dc0104c78d7f_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">1.3% Global Notes due 2029</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Global Notes 1.3% due 2029 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">1.3% Global Notes due 2029 [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member" xlink:href="bax-20251125.xsd#bax_GlobalNotes13Due2029Member"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_cff2cbc8-8f4b-49e2-b955-ed7a3318aae0_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Class of Stock [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Class of Stock [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_e5fbcfd1-290e-4824-ac15-e5e67496bbcb_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_2fe13eb5-7a1a-4651-a04f-e10849d0329b_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:to="lab_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_10abcdfd-2e0f-45e0-9668-a0acba200808_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntitiesTable_ce64ee9f-540a-4b15-91ca-6aad0086c1c0_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntitiesTable" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entities [Table]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntitiesTable_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntitiesTable" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entities [Table]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntitiesTable" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntitiesTable"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntitiesTable" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntitiesTable" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName_48deb07b-b55b-49a4-8967-3c3a5a0d1a7a_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_TradingSymbol_e9d5118a-2795-4412-bd37-fc572bc78639_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Trading Symbol</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_TradingSymbol_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Trading Symbol</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:to="lab_dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_76190549-924a-411d-9c00-4dc0ce234137_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:to="lab_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
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<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityInformationLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityInformationLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the Exchange on which a security is registered.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection d1-1<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SecurityExchangeName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarExchangeCodeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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