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Goodwill and other intangible assets (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of goodwill
Changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill were as follows (in millions):
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Beginning balance
$
14,788

 
$
14,968

Goodwill related to acquisitions of businesses(1)
—

 
(114
)
Currency translation adjustments
(114
)
 
(39
)
Ending balance
$
14,674

 
$
14,815

(1) 
Consists of goodwill recognized on the acquisition dates of business combinations and subsequent adjustments to these amounts resulting from changes to the acquisition date fair values of net assets acquired in the business combinations recorded during their respective measurement periods.
Schedule of identifiable intangible assets
Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following (in millions):
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Gross
carrying
amount
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Intangible
assets, net
 
Gross
carrying
amount
 
Accumulated
amortization
 
Intangible
assets, net
Finite-lived intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Developed product technology rights
$
10,808

 
$
(4,779
)
 
$
6,029

 
$
10,826

 
$
(4,155
)
 
$
6,671

Licensing rights
3,261

 
(923
)
 
2,338

 
3,236

 
(696
)
 
2,540

R&D technology rights
1,153

 
(640
)
 
513

 
1,167

 
(569
)
 
598

Marketing-related rights
1,203

 
(611
)
 
592

 
1,241

 
(512
)
 
729

Total finite-lived intangible assets
16,425

 
(6,953
)
 
9,472

 
16,470

 
(5,932
)
 
10,538

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In-process research and development
2,141

 
—

 
2,141

 
2,155

 
—

 
2,155

Total identifiable intangible assets
$
18,566

 
$
(6,953
)
 
$
11,613

 
$
18,625

 
$
(5,932
)
 
$
12,693