Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the aggregate purchase price allocation (in millions):



Goodwill	$	266
Amortizable intangible assets	97
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	470
Deferred income taxes	(121		)
	$	712

The components of the aggregate purchase price as of the acquisition date for acquisitions closed in the first quarter of 2011 are as follows (in millions):



Cash, net of cash acquired	$	370
Fair value of contingent consideration	287
Prior investments	55
	$	712

Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] [Table Text Block]

We allocated the aggregate purchase price to specific intangible asset categories as follows:



	Amount Assigned (in millions)		Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	Range of Risk- Adjusted Discount Rates used in Purchase Price Allocation
Amortizable intangible assets
Technology-related	$	97	7.4	22.6% - 25.0%

Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Purchased research and development	470			23.6% - 30.0%
	$	567

Schedule of Goodwill Allocated to Segments [Table Text Block]

Goodwill was established due primarily to revenue and cash flow projections associated with future technologies, as well as synergies expected to be gained from the integration of these businesses into our existing operations, and has been allocated to our reportable segments based on the relative expected benefit from the business combinations, as follows (in millions):



U.S.	$	161
EMEA	99
Inter-Continental	5
Japan	1
	$	266

Rollforward of Fair Value of Contingent Consideration [Table Text Block]

Changes in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability were as follows (in millions):



Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	(358	)
Contingent consideration liability recorded
Fair value adjustments	(10		)
Payments made	3
Balance as of March 31, 2012	$	(365	)

Description of unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements [Table Text Block]

The recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of our contingent consideration liability include the following significant unobservable inputs:



Contingent Consideration Liability	Fair Value at March 31, 2012	Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range
R&D- and Commercialization-based Milestones	$180 million	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	1.2% - 3.0%
			Probability of Payment	50% - 85%
			Projected Year of Payment	2013 - 2017
Revenue-based Payments	$185 million	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	12.0% - 20.0%
			Probability of Payment	65% - 100%
			Projected Year of Payment	2012 - 2018