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RESTRUCTURING
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
RESTRUCTURING

The following is the provision for restructuring:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
Dollars in Millions
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Employee termination benefits
 
$
157

 
$
211

 
$
145

Other exit costs
 
6

 
15

 
29

Provision for restructuring
 
$
163

 
$
226

 
$
174



Restructuring charges included employee termination benefits for manufacturing, selling, administrative, and research and development workforce reductions across all geographic regions of approximately 1,387 in 2014, 1,450 in 2013 and 1,205 in 2012. The restructuring actions were primarily related to specialty care transformation initiatives in 2014 designed to create a more simplified organization across all functions and geographic markets, and sales force reductions in several European countries in 2013 following the restructuring of the Sanofi and Otsuka alliance agreements. Subject to local regulations, costs are not recognized until completion of discussions with works councils. Additional costs of $100 million are expected to be incurred for specialty care transformation initiatives in 2015.

The following table represents the activity of employee termination and other exit cost liabilities:
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
Dollars in Millions
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Liability at January 1
 
$
102

 
$
167

 
$
77

Charges
 
155

 
249

 
178

Change in estimates
 
8

 
(23
)
 
(4
)
Provision for restructuring
 
163

 
226

 
174

Foreign currency translation
 
(2
)
 
4

 
(1
)
Amylin acquisition
 

 

 
26

Liabilities related to assets held-for-sale
 

 
(67
)
 

Spending
 
(107
)
 
(228
)
 
(109
)
Liability at December 31
 
$
156

 
$
102

 
$
167