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Restructuring Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Restructuring Costs

Schedule of restructuring costs

						Unreviewed	60	Unreviewed	60
		H1 2018		H1 2017		Q2 2018		Q2 2017
		$m		$m		$m		$m
Cost of sales		55		81		23		43
Research and development expense		58		142		31		38
Selling, general and administrative costs		84		197		48		103
Other operating income and expense		(10)		76		(10)		—
Total		187		496		92		184

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Tabular disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets.

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