v3.25.4

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of indefinite-lived intangible assets

The major components of intangible assets consist of:

			Weighted-Average Remaining Useful Lives (Years)						December 31, 2025																		December 31, 2024
(in millions)									Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization and Impairments						Net Carrying Amount						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization and Impairments						Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Product brands			7						$	4,441					$	(3,064)					$	1,377					$	4,373					$	(2,799)					$	1,574
Corporate brands			9						102						(26)						76						102						(18)						84
Product rights/patents			5						999						(988)						11						993						(970)						23
Other			7						87						(68)						19						79						(64)						15
Total finite-lived intangible assets									5,629						(4,146)						1,483						5,547						(3,851)						1,696
Acquired in-process research and development intangible asset			N/A						100						—						100						100						—						100
B&L Trademark			N/A						1,698						—						1,698						1,698						—						1,698
									$	7,427					$	(4,146)					$	3,281					$	7,345					$	(3,851)					$	3,494

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets

The major components of intangible assets consist of:

			Weighted-Average Remaining Useful Lives (Years)						December 31, 2025																		December 31, 2024
(in millions)									Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization and Impairments						Net Carrying Amount						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization and Impairments						Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Product brands			7						$	4,441					$	(3,064)					$	1,377					$	4,373					$	(2,799)					$	1,574
Corporate brands			9						102						(26)						76						102						(18)						84
Product rights/patents			5						999						(988)						11						993						(970)						23
Other			7						87						(68)						19						79						(64)						15
Total finite-lived intangible assets									5,629						(4,146)						1,483						5,547						(3,851)						1,696
Acquired in-process research and development intangible asset			N/A						100						—						100						100						—						100
B&L Trademark			N/A						1,698						—						1,698						1,698						—						1,698
									$	7,427					$	(4,146)					$	3,281					$	7,345					$	(3,851)					$	3,494

Schedule of estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years

Estimated amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets for the five years ending December 31 and thereafter are as follows:

(in millions)						2026						2027						2028						2029						2030						Thereafter						Total
Amortization						$	225					$	221					$	220					$	219					$	216					$	382					$	1,483

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill during the years ended 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

(in millions)						Vision Care						Pharmaceuticals						Surgical						Total
Balance, January 1, 2023						$	3,549					$	645					$	313					$	4,507
Acquisitions (Note 4)						—						23						8						31
Foreign exchange and other						7						25						5						37
Balance, December 31, 2023						3,556						693						326						4,575
Acquisitions (Note 4)						—						—						29						29
Foreign exchange and other						(27)						(49)						(5)						(81)
Balance, December 31, 2024						3,529						644						350						4,523
Acquisitions (Note 4)						—						—						97						97
Foreign exchange and other						26						100						12						138
Balance, December 31, 2025						$	3,555					$	744					$	459					$	4,758

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