Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Results

Detailed segment data for the years ended December 31 is as follows ($ in millions):

	2021		2020		2019
Sales:
Life Sciences	$	14,958	$	10,576	$	6,951
Diagnostics	9,844		7,403		6,561
Environmental & Applied Solutions	4,651		4,305		4,399
Total	$	29,453	$	22,284	$	17,911
Operating profit:
Life Sciences	$	4,367	$	2,054	$	1,401
Diagnostics	2,313		1,538		1,134
Environmental & Applied Solutions	1,054		979		1,052
Other	(269)		(340)		(318)
Total	$	7,465	$	4,231	$	3,269
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets:
Life Sciences	$	1,441	$	1,053	$	487
Diagnostics	614		602		582
Environmental & Applied Solutions	106		110		111
Other	7		10		9
Total	$	2,168	$	1,775	$	1,189

The following table presents additional detailed segment data for the years ended December 31 ($ in millions):

	2021		2020		2019
Identifiable assets:
Life Sciences	$	57,886	$	48,919	$	22,381
Diagnostics	15,054		15,042		14,442
Environmental & Applied Solutions	4,882		5,083		4,882
Other	5,362		7,117		20,377
Total	$	83,184	$	76,161	$	62,082
Capital expenditures, gross:
Life Sciences	$	595	$	306	$	143
Diagnostics	644		447		435
Environmental & Applied Solutions	54		36		54
Other	1		2		4
Total	$	1,294	$	791	$	636

Schedule Of Operations In Geographical Areas

Operations in Geographical Areas:

	Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2021		2020		2019
Sales:
United States	$	11,283	$	8,616	$	6,660
China	3,975		2,688		2,308
Germany	1,482		1,238		1,013
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total sales)	12,713		9,742		7,930
Total	$	29,453	$	22,284	$	17,911
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	1,799	$	1,317	$	1,077
Sweden	513		553		32
United Kingdom	260		214		163
Germany	223		207		163
All other (each country individually less than 5% of total property, plant and equipment, net)	995		971		867
Total	$	3,790	$	3,262	$	2,302

Sales By Major Product Group

Sales by Major Product Group:

	Year Ended December 31
($ in millions)	2021		2020		2019
Analytical and physical instrumentation	$	2,620	$	2,443	$	2,464
Research and medical products	24,802		17,979		13,512
Product identification	2,031		1,862		1,935
Total	$	29,453	$	22,284	$	17,911