Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity

Summary of AbbVie stock option activity for both AbbVie and Abbott employees

(options in thousands, aggregate intrinsic value in millions)	Options		Weighted- average exercise price	Weighted- average remaining life (in years)	Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at December 31, 2014	28,280		$ 28.53	3.3	$ 1,044
Granted	1,207		58.83
Exercised	(5,002	)	26.71
Lapsed	(43	)	27.39
Outstanding at September 30, 2015	24,442		30.40	3.2	$ 592
Exercisable at September 30, 2015	21,964		$ 27.99	2.6	$ 580

Summary of AbbVie RSA and RSU activity (including performance-based awards) for both AbbVie and Abbott employees

(share units in thousands)	Share units		Weighted-average grant date fair value
Outstanding at December 31, 2014	12,815		$ 40.98
Granted	5,863		61.03
Vested	(5,608	)	37.36
Lapsed	(456	)	48.77
Outstanding at September 30, 2015	12,614		$ 51.62

Summary of changes in balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss

(in millions) (brackets denote losses)	Foreign currency translation adjustments		Pension and post- employment benefits		Unrealized gains on marketable equity securities		Hedging activities		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$ (603	)	$ (1,608	)	$ 3		$ 177		$ (2,031	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(464	)	23		—		78		(363	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		68		(4	)	(169	)	(105	)
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income	(464	)	91		(4	)	(91	)	(468	)
Balance as of September 30, 2015	$ (1,067	)	$ (1,517	)	$ (1	)	$ 86		$ (2,499	)

(in millions) (brackets denote losses)	Foreign currency translation adjustments		Pension and post- employment benefits		Unrealized gains on marketable equity securities		Hedging activities		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$ 470		$ (827	)	$ 2		$ (87	)	$ (442	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(714	)	—		(1	)	142		(573	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		43		—		59		102
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income	(714	)	43		(1	)	201		(471	)
Balance as of September 30, 2014	$ (244	)	$ (784	)	$ 1		$ 114		$ (913	)

Schedule of the significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions) (brackets denote gains)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Pension and post-employment benefits
Amortization of actuarial losses and other (a)	$ 31		$ 27		$ 96		$ 59
Less tax benefit	(10	)	(7	)	(28	)	(16	)
Total reclassification, net of tax	$ 21		$ 20		$ 68		$ 43
Hedging activities
(Gains) losses on designated cash flow hedges (b)	$ (89	)	$ 23		$ (171	)	$ 59
Less tax expense	—		—		2		—
Total reclassification, net of tax	$ (89	)	$ 23		$ (169	)	$ 59

(a) Amounts are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 9).

(b) Amounts are included in cost of products sold (see Note 8).