Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill [Line Items]

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 as of June 30, 2012	Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range
R&D, Regulatory and Commercialization-based Milestones	$311 million	Probability Weighted Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	1.1% - 2.9%
			Probability of Payment	38% - 95%
			Projected Year of Payment	2012 - 2017
Revenue-based Payments	$196 million	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	12.0% - 19.5%
			Probability of Payment	65% - 100%
			Projected Year of Payment	2012 - 2018
	$117 million	Monte Carlo	Probability of Payment	95%
			Risk Free Rate	LIBOR Term Structure
			Projected Year of Payment	2013-2018

The nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements of our 2012 intangible asset impairment analysis included the following significant unobservable inputs:

Intangible Asset	Fair Value as of June 30, 2012	Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range
In-Process R&D	$184 million	Income Approach - Excess Earnings Method	Discount Rate	20%

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following is a rollforward of accumulated goodwill write-offs by reportable segment:

	United							Inter-
(in millions)	States			EMEA			Japan	Continental	Total
Accumulated write-offs as of December 31, 2011	$	(5,127	)						$	(5,127	)
Goodwill written off				$	(3,602	)			(3,602		)
Accumulated write-offs as of June 30, 2012	$	(5,127	)	$	(3,602	)			$	(8,729	)

Goodwill

The gross carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization for intangible assets subject to amortization and accumulated write-offs of goodwill as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	As of
	June 30, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated Amortization/			Gross Carrying		Accumulated Amortization/
(in millions)	Amount		Write-offs			Amount		Write-offs
Amortizable intangible assets
Technology - core	$	6,786	$	(1,872	)	$	6,786	$	(1,722	)
Technology - developed	1,076		(1,016		)	1,037		(1,012		)
Patents	546		(342		)	539		(331		)
Other intangible assets	812		(402		)	808		(376		)
	$	9,220	$	(3,632	)	$	9,170	$	(3,441	)
Unamortizable intangible assets
Goodwill	$	15,203	$	(8,729	)	$	14,888	$	(5,127	)
Technology - core	242					242
Purchased research and development	419					502
	$	15,864	$	(8,729	)	$	15,632	$	(5,127	)