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Related parties transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party [Abstract] |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties | The following table summarizes compensation information for key management personnel (7 members for all years presented):
($ millions) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Cash and other compensation | 12.8 |  | 12.5 |  | 10.3 |
Post-employment benefits | 1.1 |  | 0.9 |  | 0.8 |
Equity-based compensation | 9.2 |  | 10.7 |  | 11.3 |
Total | 23.1 |  | 24.1 |  | 22.4 |
The following table summarizes amounts for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
($ millions) | 2019 (1) | 2018
Sales to former parent | — |  | 4 |
Contract manufacturing revenues from former parent | 47 |  | — |
Purchases from former parent | 19 |  | 4 |
(1) Activity presented strictly relates to the period during which Novartis was a related party (up to April 9, 2019).

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