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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Description of unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements [Table Text Block]
The recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of our contingent consideration liabilities include the following significant unobservable inputs:
Contingent Consideration Liabilities
Fair Value as of March 31, 2018
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Input
Range
R&D and Commercialization-based Milestones
$105 million
Discounted Cash Flow
Discount Rate
3%
Probability of Payment
17% - 100%
Projected Year of Payment
2018 - 2022
Revenue-based Payments
$48 million
Discounted Cash Flow
Discount Rate
11% - 15%
Projected Year of Payment
2018 - 2026
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
The following represents our goodwill balance by global reportable segment:
(in millions)
MedSurg*
 
Rhythm and Neuro*
 
Cardiovascular
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017
$
2,877

 
$
417

 
$
3,704

 
$
6,998

Impact of reportable segment revisions
(1,379
)
 
1,379

 
—

 
—

Impact of foreign currency fluctuations and other changes in carrying amount
1

 
(22
)
 
3

 
(17
)
Goodwill acquired
3

 
—

 
—

 
3

Balance as of March 31, 2018
$
1,503

 
$
1,774

 
$
3,707

 
$
6,984

The gross carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization for intangible assets subject to amortization and accumulated write-offs of goodwill are as follows:
 
As of March 31, 2018
 
As of December 31, 2017
(in millions)
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization/
Write-offs
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization/
Write-offs
Amortizable intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Technology-related
$
9,396

 
$
(4,984
)
 
$
9,386

 
$
(4,880
)
Patents
517

 
(381
)
 
517

 
(379
)
Other intangible assets
1,636

 
(868
)
 
1,633

 
(838
)
 
$
11,549

 
$
(6,233
)
 
$
11,536

 
$
(6,097
)
Unamortizable intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
16,884

 
$
(9,900
)
 
$
16,898

 
$
(9,900
)
In-process research and development (IPR&D)
278

 
—

 
278

 
—

Technology-related
120

 
—

 
120

 
—

 
$
17,281

 
$
(9,900
)
 
$
17,295

 
$
(9,900
)