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RECEIVABLES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]  
Receivables [Text Block] RECEIVABLES
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Trade receivables
$
4,822

 
$
4,914

Less charge-backs and cash discounts
(281
)
 
(245
)
Less bad debt allowances
(38
)
 
(33
)
Net trade receivables
4,503

 
4,636

Prepaid and refundable income taxes
166

 
218

Alliance, royalties, VAT and other
998

 
1,111

Receivables
$
5,667

 
$
5,965



Non-U.S. receivables sold on a nonrecourse basis were $341 million and $397 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Receivables from the Company's three largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S. represented approximately 70% of total trade receivables at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.