Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Inventories, Current

The following table provides the components of Inventories:
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Finished goods	$	2,581	$	2,883
Work-in-process	4,764		3,908
Raw materials and supplies	839		788
Inventories(a)	$	8,184	$	7,578
Noncurrent inventories not included above(b)	$	576	$	683

^(a)  The change from December 31, 2017 reflects increases for certain products to meet targeted levels in the normal course of business, including inventory build for supply recovery, network strategy and new product launches, partially offset by a decrease due to foreign exchange.

^(b)  Included in Other noncurrent assets. There are no recoverability issues associated with these amounts.

Schedule of Components of Inventories, Noncurrent

The following table provides the components of Inventories:
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Finished goods	$	2,581	$	2,883
Work-in-process	4,764		3,908
Raw materials and supplies	839		788
Inventories(a)	$	8,184	$	7,578
Noncurrent inventories not included above(b)	$	576	$	683

^(a)  The change from December 31, 2017 reflects increases for certain products to meet targeted levels in the normal course of business, including inventory build for supply recovery, network strategy and new product launches, partially offset by a decrease due to foreign exchange.

^(b)  Included in Other noncurrent assets. There are no recoverability issues associated with these amounts.