Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule Of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Estimated Useful Life Of Asset

The range of estimated useful lives is as follows:

	Years
Collaboration assets	30
Customer relationships and related programs	1 to 32
Developed technology	5 to 25
Patents & trademarks	4 to 40
Exclusivity assets	5 to 25

Schedule of Change in Accounting Estimate

Net EAC adjustments had the following impact on our operating results:

	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating profit (loss)	$	(462)	$	4	$	(592)	$	(77)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareowners(1)	(365)		3		(468)		(61)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders (1)	$	(0.24)	$	—	$	(0.36)	$	(0.07)

(1)     Amounts reflect a U.S. statutory tax rate of 21%, which approximates our effective tax rate on our EAC adjustments.