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Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]
The changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows:
 Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)202020192018
Balance at Beginning of Year
$102 $117 $109 
Cumulative effect of accounting change
— — 
Provision charged to expense
63 20 18 
Accounts written off
(34)(32)(12)
Acquisitions, currency translation and other
(3)
Balance at End of Year
$135 $102 $117 
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block] Contract asset and liability balances are as follows:
December 31,December 31,
(In millions)20202019
Current Contract Assets, Net$731 $603 
Noncurrent Contract Assets, Net11 17 
Current Contract Liabilities1,271 916 
Noncurrent Contract Liabilities763 594 
Warranty Obligations [Table Text Block] The changes in the carrying amount of standard product warranty obligations are as follows:
 Year Ended
 December 31,December 31,
(In millions)20202019
Balance at Beginning of Year
$93 $92 
Provision charged to expense
115 115 
Usage
(108)(112)
Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net
(3)(2)
Currency translation
— 
Balance at End of Year
$100 $93 
Inventories [Table Text Block] The components of inventories are as follows:
December 31,December 31,
(In millions)20202019
Raw Materials$1,305 $971 
Work in Process540 517 
Finished Goods2,184 1,882 
Inventories$4,029 $3,370 
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:
December 31,December 31,
(In millions)20202019
Land
$410 $396 
Buildings and Improvements
2,192 1,873 
Machinery, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements
6,975 5,495 
Property, Plant and Equipment, at Cost
9,577 7,764 
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization
3,665 3,015 
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
$5,912 $4,749 
Finite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2020Balance at December 31, 2019
(In millions)GrossAccumulated AmortizationNetGrossAccumulated AmortizationNet
Definite Lived:
Customer relationships
$16,593 $(7,450)$9,143 $16,906 $(6,997)$9,909 
Product technology
5,523 (3,532)1,991 5,544 (3,121)2,423 
Tradenames
1,213 (897)316 1,300 (869)431 
Other
— — — (9)— 
23,329 (11,879)11,450 23,759 (10,996)12,763 
Indefinite Lived:
Tradenames
1,235 N/A1,235 1,235 N/A1,235 
In-process research and development
— N/A— 16 N/A16 
 1,235 N/A1,235 1,251 N/A1,251 
Acquisition-related Intangible Assets
$24,564 $(11,879)$12,685 $25,010 $(10,996)$14,014 
Indefinite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2020Balance at December 31, 2019
(In millions)GrossAccumulated AmortizationNetGrossAccumulated AmortizationNet
Definite Lived:
Customer relationships
$16,593 $(7,450)$9,143 $16,906 $(6,997)$9,909 
Product technology
5,523 (3,532)1,991 5,544 (3,121)2,423 
Tradenames
1,213 (897)316 1,300 (869)431 
Other
— — — (9)— 
23,329 (11,879)11,450 23,759 (10,996)12,763 
Indefinite Lived:
Tradenames
1,235 N/A1,235 1,235 N/A1,235 
In-process research and development
— N/A— 16 N/A16 
 1,235 N/A1,235 1,251 N/A1,251 
Acquisition-related Intangible Assets
$24,564 $(11,879)$12,685 $25,010 $(10,996)$14,014 
Finite-Lived Acquisition-related Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
The estimated future amortization expense of acquisition-related intangible assets with definite lives is as follows:
(In millions)
2021 $1,591 
2022 1,441 
2023 1,365 
2024 1,201 
2025 1,101 
2026 and Thereafter4,751 
Estimated Future Amortization Expense of Definite-lived Intangible Assets$11,450 
Goodwill [Table Text Block]
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:
(In millions)Life Sciences
Solutions
Analytical
Instruments
Specialty
Diagnostics
Laboratory
Products and
Services
Total
Balance at December 31, 2018
$8,548 $4,950 $3,735 $8,114 $25,347 
Acquisitions
— — 938 947 
Finalization of purchase price allocations for 2018 acquisitions
(2)— — — (2)
Sale of a business
— — (478)— (478)
Currency translation
(3)(38)(72)11 (102)
Other
(1)(5)
Balance at December 31, 2019
8,544 4,928 3,184 9,058 25,714 
Acquisition
35 — — — 35 
Currency translation
11 151 186 (56)292 
Balance at December 31, 2020
$8,590 $5,079 $3,370 $9,002 $26,041