Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

2018 Acquisitions [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The components of the aggregate preliminary purchase prices are as follows:

(in millions)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$	969
Fair value of contingent consideration	190
Fair value of prior interests	250
	$	1,409

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

(in millions)
Goodwill	$	619
Amortizable intangible assets	707
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	213
Other assets acquired	99
Liabilities assumed	(14		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(215		)
	$	1,409

Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

	Amount Assigned (in millions)		Amortization Period (in years)	Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates used in Purchase Price Allocation
Amortizable intangible assets:
Technology-related	$	697	10 - 14	17% - 23%
Other intangible assets	10		6 - 13	13% - 15%
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
In-process research and development (IPR&D)	213		N/A	15%
	$	920

2017 Acquisitions [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The purchase price was comprised of the following component:

(in millions)
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired	$	391

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

(in millions)
Goodwill	$	183
Amortizable intangible assets	278
Other assets acquired	25
Liabilities assumed	(95		)
	$	391

Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

	Amount Assigned (in millions)		Amortization Period (in years)	Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates used in Purchase Price Allocation
Amortizable intangible assets:
Technology-related	$	268	13	24%
Other intangible assets	10		2 - 13	24%
	$	278