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6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Acquisitions [Abstract]

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ACQUISITIONS

In April 2014, BMS acquired all of the outstanding shares of iPierian, Inc. (iPierian), a biotechnology company focused on new treatments for tauopathies, a class of neurodegenerative diseases. The acquisition provides BMS with full rights to IPN007, a preclinical monoclonal antibody to treat progressive supranuclear palsy and other tauopathies. The consideration includes an upfront payment of $175 million, contingent development and regulatory milestone payments up to $550 million and future royalties on net sales if any of the acquired preclinical assets are approved and commercialized. No significant iPierian processes were acquired, therefore the transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition because iPierian was determined not to be a "business" as that term is defined in ASC 805 - Business Combinations. The upfront payment allocated to IPN007 was $148 million and included in research and development expenses. The remaining $27 million was allocated to deferred tax assets for net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards.