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Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Lives | Land is not depreciated. Depreciation on fixed assets is computed using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Buildings |  |  | 33 years |
Facilities and leasehold improvements |  |  | 5-10 years |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 2-10 years |
Computer and R&D equipment |  |  | 3-6 years |
Other |  |  | 2-5 years |
Components on Consolidated Statements of Income Impacted | While the adoption of this standard did not impact Revenue, Net income, Earnings per share or Cash flows from operating activities, the following components on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were impacted:
|  | Twelve months ended December 31, 2017 |  |  | Twelve months ended December 31, 2016 |
|  | Reported |  |  | Restated |  |  | Reported |  |  | Restated |
Cost of sales |  |  | (5,079 | ) |  |  | (5,075 | ) |  |  | (4,518 | ) |  |  | (4,514 | )
Gross profit |  |  | 3,268 |  |  |  | 3,272 |  |  |  | 2,455 |  |  |  | 2,459 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | (983 | ) |  |  | (981 | ) |  |  | (911 | ) |  |  | (907 | )
Research and development |  |  | (1,302 | ) |  |  | (1,296 | ) |  |  | (1,336 | ) |  |  | (1,331 | )
Operating income |  |  | 993 |  |  |  | 1,005 |  |  |  | 214 |  |  |  | 227 |
Other components of pension benefit costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (13 | )

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