Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings
Net sales	$ 6,335	$ 4,885
Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assets	3,044	2,140
Amortization of intangible assets	522	144
Research and development	547	379
Selling, general and administrative	2,424	1,698
Total operating cost and expenses	6,537	4,361
Operating earnings (loss)	(202)	524
Interest expense	226	58
Interest (income)	(22)	(33)
Net foreign exchange (gain) loss	(16)	478
Other (income) expense, net	(1,126)	19
Earnings from continuing operations before tax	736	2
Tax (benefit) expense on earnings from continuing operations	350	(54)
Earnings from continuing operations	386	56
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	33	244
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		16
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	33	260
Net Earnings	$ 419	$ 316
Basic Earnings Per Common Share --
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.04
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.02	0.17
Net earnings (in dollars per share)	0.24	0.21
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share --
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.22	0.04
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.02	0.17
Net earnings (in dollars per share)	0.24	0.21
Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share	$ 0.265	$ 0.26
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding Used for Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in shares)	1,727,356	1,477,332
Dilutive Common Stock Options (in shares)	7,839	6,341
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding Plus Dilutive Common Stock Options (in shares)	1,735,195	1,483,673
Outstanding Common Stock Options Having No Dilutive Effect (in shares)	9,432	5,881