Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Equity

Summary of AbbVie stock option activity for both AbbVie and Abbott employees

(options in thousands, aggregate intrinsic value in millions)	Options			Weighted- average exercise price		Weighted- Average remaining life (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at December 31, 2013		35,994		$	27.48		3.6	$	912
Granted		1,134			51.53
Exercised		(8,765	)		27.18
Lapsed		(83	)		25.97
Outstanding at December 31, 2014		28,280		$	28.53		3.3	$	1,044
Exercisable at December 31, 2014		25,497		$	27.20		2.8	$	975

Summary of AbbVie RSA and RSU activity (including performance-based awards) for both AbbVie and Abbott employees

(share units in thousands)	Share units			Weighted-average grant date fair value
Outstanding at December 31, 2013		14,910		$	32.07
Granted		5,112			51.55
Vested		(6,638	)		29.43
Lapsed		(569	)		38.48
Outstanding at December 31, 2014		12,815		$	40.98

Summary of changes in balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss

(in millions) (brackets denote losses)	Foreign currency translation adjustments			Pension and post- employment benefits			Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable equity securities			Hedging activities			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	8		$	(65	)	$	26		$	6		$	(25	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		173			(157	)		(25	)		(9	)	$	(18	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—			7			—			(18	)	$	(11	)
Net current-period other comprehensive income		173			(150	)		(25	)		(27	)	$	(29	)
Separation-related adjustments		—			(296	)		—			—		$	(296	)
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	181		$	(511	)	$	1		$	(21	)	$	(350	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		48			519			1			(77	)	$	491
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—			79			—			—		$	79
Net current-period other comprehensive income		48			598			1			(77	)	$	570
Separation-related adjustments		241			(914	)		—			11		$	(662	)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	470		$	(827	)	$	2		$	(87	)	$	(442	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		(1,073	)		(827	)		1			187		$	(1,712	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		—			46			—			77		$	123
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income		(1,073	)		(781	)		1			264		$	(1,589	)
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	(603	)	$	(1,608	)	$	3		$	177		$	(2,031	)

Schedule of the significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss

years ended December 31 (in millions)	2014			2013
Pension and post-employee benefits
Amortization of actuarial losses and other	$	66		$	114
Less tax expense		(20	)		(35	)
Total reclassification, net of tax	$	46		$	79
Hedging activities
Gains (losses) on designated cash flow hedges	$	(79	)	$	—
Less tax expense		2			—
Total reclassification, net of tax	$	(77	)	$	—