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Restructuring Costs (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Restructuring Costs |
Schedule of restructuring costs |
|  |  |  |  |  | Unreviewed | 58 | Unreviewed | 58
|  | H1 2019 |  | H1 2018 |  | Q2 2019 |  | Q2 2018 |
|  | $m |  | $m |  | $m |  | $m |
Cost of sales |  | 52 |  | 55 |  | 14 |  | 23 |
Research and development expense |  | 64 |  | 58 |  | 30 |  | 31 |
Selling, general and administrative costs |  | 110 |  | 84 |  | 79 |  | 48 |
Other operating income and expense |  | - |  | (10) |  | - |  | (10) |
Total |  | 226 |  | 187 |  | 123 |  | 92 |

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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