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Legal Settlements and Loss Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Legal Settlements and Loss Contingencies | NOTE 19—LEGAL SETTLEMENTS AND LOSS CONTINGENCIES: Legal settlements and loss contingencies for 2018 amounted to an income of $1,208 million, compared to a loss of $500 million and $899 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The 2018 income primarily consisted of the working capital adjustment with Allergan, the Rimsa settlement and reversal of the reserve recorded in the second quarter of 2017 with respect to the carvedilol patent litigation. The expenses in 2017 primarily consisted of the reserve recorded in the second quarter of 2017 following the jury trial loss in connection with the carvedilol patent litigation. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, accrued amounts for legal settlements and loss contingencies of $562 million and $1,232 million, respectively, are recorded in accrued expenses.

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