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Provisions and other non-current liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Disclosure of provisions and other non-current liabilities | The below table provides details related to Provisions and other non-current liabilities as of December 31, 2019, and 2018.
($ millions) | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Accrued liability for employee benefits: |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plans(1) | 291 |  |  | 254 |
Other long-term employee benefits and deferred compensation | 140 |  |  | 104 |
Other post-employment benefits(1) | 423 |  |  | 345 |
Provisions for product liabilities, governmental investigations and other legal matters | — |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration(2) | 208 |  |  | 143 |
Other non-current liabilities | 106 |  |  | 67 |
Total provisions and other non-current liabilities | 1,168 |  |  | 913 |
(1) | Note 23 to these Consolidated Financial Statements provides additional disclosures related to post-employment benefits.
(2) Note 18 to these Consolidated Financial Statements provides additional disclosures related to contingent consideration.
Disclosure of details of non-current product liabilities and other legal matter provisions | Product liability, governmental investigations and other legal matters provision movements
($ millions) | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
January 1 | 42 |  |  | 49 |  |  | 9 |
Additions to provisions | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 55 |
Cash payments | (40 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (6 | )
Releases of provisions | (2 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (9 | )
December 31 | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | 49 |
Less current portion | — |  |  | (42 | ) |  | (43 | )
Non-current provisions for product liabilities, governmental investigations and other legal matters at December 31 | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |

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