Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Net revenues	$ 5,065	$ 5,650
Cost of sales	2,717	2,811
Gross profit	2,348	2,839
Research and development expenses	317	432
Selling and marketing expenses	771	958
General and administrative expenses	329	366
Other asset Impairments, restructuring and other items	707	240
Goodwill impairment	180
Legal settlements and loss contingencies	(1,278)	20
Other income	(203)	(72)
Operating income	1,525	895
Financial expenses, net	271	207
Income before income taxes	1,254	688
Income taxes	46	54
Share in (profits) losses of associated companies, net	74	(7)
Net income	1,134	641
Net Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	14	(4)
Net income attributable to Teva	1,120	645
Dividends on preferred shares	65	65
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders	$ 1,055	$ 580
Earnings per share attributable to ordinary shareholders:
Basic	$ 1.04	$ 0.57
Diluted	$ 1.03	$ 0.57
Weighted average number of shares (in millions):
Basic	1,017	1,016
Diluted	1,020	1,017

Impairments restructuring and others.

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- Definition

The net proceeds or assets obtained in excess of (less than) the net carrying amount of assets recorded, or assets distributed and liabilities assumed less than (in excess of) litigation reserves extinguished, in settlement of a litigation matter. Represents (for other than an insurance entity in its normal claims settlement process), the amount of income (expense) recognized in the period to settle pending or threatened litigation and insurance claims and the aggregate amount provided for estimated restructuring charges, remediation costs, and asset impairment loss during an accounting period. Generally, these items are either unusual or infrequent, but not both (in which case they would be extraordinary items).

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