Commitments and Contingencies - Commercial Litigation (Details) |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
patent
claim
| |
Commercial Litigation - Andover Healthcare | |
Loss contingencies | |
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ 0 |
Commercial Litigation - TransWeb Corporation | |
Loss contingencies | |
Payment of legal judgment | $ 27,000,000 |
Number of counts jury did not rule in favor of Transweb | claim | 1 |
Number of 3M patents unenforceable due to inequitable conduct | patent | 2 |