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Other Income (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Other Income
     Year ended December 31,  
     2018      2017      2016  
     (U.S. $ in millions)  

Gain on divestitures, net of divestitures related costs (1)

    $ 67        1,083        720  

Section 8 and similar payments (2)

      195        83        20  

Gain on sale of assets

      9        11        10  

Other, net

      20        22        19  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total other income

    $ 291      $ 1,199      $ 769  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

(1)

Mainly related to the divestment of the women’s health business. See note 2.
(2)

Section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulation relates to recoveries of lost revenue related to patent infringement proceedings in Canada.