Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following is a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill by segment ($ in millions):


	Life Sciences		Diagnostics		Environmental & Applied Solutions		Total
Balance, January 1, 2020	$	13,472	$	6,901	$	2,340	$	22,713
Attributable to 2020 acquisitions	10,291		—		111		10,402
Attributable to 2020 divestitures	(181)		—		—		(181)
Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations	(3)		—		—		(3)
Foreign currency translation and other	2,233		181		75		2,489
Balance, December 31, 2020	25,812		7,082		2,526		35,420
Attributable to 2021 acquisitions	7,077		110		48		7,235
Attributable to 2021 divestitures	—		—		(12)		(12)
Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations	(11)		—		—		(11)
Foreign currency translation and other	(1,240)		(148)		(60)		(1,448)
Balance, December 31, 2021	$	31,638	$	7,044	$	2,502	$	41,184

Schedule of Finite-lived Intangible Assets And Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets By Major Class

The following summarizes the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major category of intangible assets as of December 31 ($ in millions):


	2021				2020
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Finite-lived intangibles:
Patents and technology	$	14,377	$	(2,281)	$	12,526	$	(1,539)
Customer relationships, trade names and other intangibles	9,547		(3,748)		9,355		(3,235)
Total finite-lived intangibles	23,924		(6,029)		21,881		(4,774)
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
Trademarks and trade names	4,948		—		4,175		—
Total intangibles	$	28,872	$	(6,029)	$	26,056	$	(4,774)