MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AND SPLIT-OFF (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
Dollars in Millions	2009
Net Sales	$	2,826

Earnings before income taxes		674
Provision for income taxes		(389)
Earnings, net of taxes		285

Gain on disposal		7,275
Provision for income taxes		(118)
Gain on disposal, net of taxes		7,157

Net earnings from discontinued operations		7,442

Less net earnings from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest		(69)

Net earnings from discontinued operations attributable to BMS	$	7,373

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Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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