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Discontinued operations (Tables) - Discontinued operations | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Statement [line items] |
Consolidated income statement, discontinued operations |
(USD millions) |  | Q2 2019 1 |  | H1 2019 |
Net sales to third parties from discontinued operations |  |  |  | 1 777 |
Sales to continuing segments |  |  |  | 32 |
Net sales from discontinued operations |  |  |  | 1 809 |
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  | – 860 |
Gross profit from discontinued operations |  |  |  | 949 |
Selling, general and administration |  |  |  | – 638 |
Research and development |  |  |  | – 142 |
Other income |  |  |  | 15 |
Other expense |  |  |  | – 113 |
Operating income from discontinued operations |  |  |  | 71 |
as % of net sales |  |  |  | 4.0% |
Interest expense |  |  |  | – 10 |
Other financial income and expense |  |  |  | – 3 |
Income before taxes from discontinued operations |  |  |  | 58 |
Taxes |  |  |  | – 159 |
Net loss from discontinued operations before gain on distribution of Alcon Inc. to Novartis AG shareholders |  |  |  | – 101 |
Gain on distribution of Alcon Inc. to Novartis AG shareholders 2 |  | 4 691 |  | 4 691 |
Net income from discontinued operations 2 |  | 4 691 |  | 4 590 |
1 As the Alcon spin-off was completed on April 9, 2019, the Q2 2019 results of operations from the Alcon business were not material.
2 See Note 3 for further details on the non-taxable non-cash gain on distribution of Alcon Inc. to Novartis AG shareholders recognized on April 8, 2019, date of Distribution.
Cash flows used in investing activities |
(USD millions) |  | Q2 2020 |  | Q2 2019 |  | H1 2020 |  | H1 2019 |
Payments attributable to the spin-off of the Alcon business |  | – 3 |  | – 14 |  | – 17 |  | – 14 |
Divested cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  | – 628 |  |  |  | – 628 |
Cash flows attributable to the spin-off of the Alcon business |  | – 3 |  | – 642 |  | – 17 |  | – 642 |
Other cash flows used in investing activities, net |  | – 88 |  | – 40 |  | – 88 |  | – 463 |
Net cash flows used in investing activities from discontinued operations |  | – 91 |  | – 682 |  | – 105 |  | – 1 105 |

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