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Restructuring Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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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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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