Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following is a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill by segment ($ in millions):


	Life Sciences		Diagnostics		Environmental & Applied Solutions		Total
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	13,311	$	6,926	$	2,344	$	22,581
Attributable to 2019 acquisitions	213		3		1		217
Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations	(7)		—		—		(7)
Foreign currency translation and other	(45)		(28)		(5)		(78)
Balance, December 31, 2019	13,472		6,901		2,340		22,713
Attributable to 2020 acquisitions	10,291		—		111		10,402
Attributable to 2020 divestitures	(181)		—		—		(181)
Adjustments due to finalization of purchase price allocations	(3)		—		—		(3)
Foreign currency translation and other	2,233		181		75		2,489
Balance, December 31, 2020	$	25,812	$	7,082	$	2,526	$	35,420

Schedule of Finite-lived Intangible Assets And Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets By Major Class

The following summarizes the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major category of intangible assets as of December 31 ($ in millions):


	2020				2019
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Finite-lived intangibles:
Patents and technology	$	12,526	$	(1,539)	$	2,713	$	(934)
Customer relationships, trade names and other intangibles	9,355		(3,235)		6,367		(2,612)
Total finite-lived intangibles	21,881		(4,774)		9,080		(3,546)
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
Trademarks and trade names	4,175		—		4,216		—
Total intangibles	$	26,056	$	(4,774)	$	13,296	$	(3,546)