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Other income
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Other income
NOTE 16—Other income:
 
 
  
Year ended December 31,
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2018
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Gain on divestitures, net of divestitures related costs (1)
  
$
8
 
  
 
50
 
  
 
67
 
Section 8 and similar payments (2)
  
 
 
  
 
5
 
  
 
195
 
Gain (loss) on sale of assets
  
 
11
 
  
 
(1
  
 
9
 
Other, net
  
 
20
 
  
 
22
 
  
 
20
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total other income
  
$
40
 
  
$
76
 
  
$
291
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
(1)
Mainly related to the divestment of several activities in the International Markets segment.
(2)
Section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulation relates to recoveries of lost revenue related to patent infringement proceedings in Canada.