XML 48 R5.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.3.0.15
ORGANIZATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
ORGANIZATION 
ORGANIZATION

1.                       ORGANIZATION

 

Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN or the Company) manufactures, distributes and sells infant formulas, children’s nutrition and other nutritional products. MJN has a broad product portfolio, which extends across routine and specialty infant formulas, children’s milks and milk modifiers, pediatric vitamins, dietary supplements for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and products for metabolic disorders. These products are generally sold to wholesalers and retailers and are promoted to healthcare professionals, and, where permitted by regulation and policy, directly to consumers.