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Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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Tabular disclosure of prior period adjustments to previously issued financial statements including (1) the effect of the correction on each financial statement line item and any per-share amounts affected for each prior period presented (2) the cumulative effect of the change on retained earnings or other appropriate components of equity or net assets in the statement of financial position, as of the beginning of the earliest period presented, and (3) the effect of the prior period adjustments (both gross and net of applicable income tax) on the net income of each prior period presented in the entity's annual report for the year in which the adjustments are made.

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