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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
The following represents our goodwill balance by global reportable segment:
(in millions)
MedSurg
 
Rhythm and Neuro
 
Cardiovascular
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017
$
2,877

 
$
417

 
$
3,704

 
$
6,998

Impact of reportable segment revisions
(1,379
)
 
1,379

 
—

 
—

Impact of foreign currency fluctuations and other changes in carrying amount
(2
)
 
(22
)
 
(5
)
 
(29
)
Goodwill acquired
248

 
25

 
—

 
273

Balance as of June 30, 2018
$
1,744

 
$
1,799

 
$
3,699

 
$
7,242

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 are as follows:
 
As of June 30, 2018
 
As of December 31, 2017
(in millions)
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization/ Write-offs
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization/ Write-offs
Amortizable intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Technology-related
$
9,698

 
$
(5,032
)
 
$
9,386

 
$
(4,880
)
Patents
517

 
(384
)
 
517

 
(379
)
Other intangible assets
1,640

 
(897
)
 
1,633

 
(838
)
 
$
11,855

 
$
(6,314
)
 
$
11,536

 
$
(6,097
)
Unamortizable intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
$
17,142

 
$
(9,900
)
 
$
16,898

 
$
(9,900
)
In-process research and development (IPR&D)
273

 
—

 
278

 
—

Technology-related
120

 
—

 
120

 
—

 
$
17,535

 
$
(9,900
)
 
$
17,295

 
$
(9,900
)