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Earnings per share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Earnings per share [abstract] |
Earnings per share |
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Net income attributable to shareholders of Novartis AG (USD millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  | 8 072 |  | 7 142 |  | 12 797 |
- Discontinued operations |  |  |  | 4 590 |  | – 186 |
Total |  | 8 072 |  | 11 732 |  | 12 611 |
Number of shares (in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share |  | 2 277 |  | 2 291 |  | 2 319 |
Adjustment for vesting of restricted shares, restricted share units and dilutive shares from options |  | 19 |  | 28 |  | 25 |
Weighted average number of shares in diluted earnings per share |  | 2 296 |  | 2 319 |  | 2 344 |
Basic earnings per share (USD) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  | 3.55 |  | 3.12 |  | 5.52 |
- Discontinued operations |  |  |  | 2.00 |  | – 0.08 |
Total |  | 3.55 |  | 5.12 |  | 5.44 |
Diluted earnings per share (USD) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  | 3.52 |  | 3.08 |  | 5.46 |
- Discontinued operations |  |  |  | 1.98 |  | – 0.08 |
Total |  | 3.52 |  | 5.06 |  | 5.38 |

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