Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “company” or “Bard”) should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Bard’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These financial statements have been prepared on a basis that is substantially consistent with the accounting principles applied in the financial statements in Bard’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The preparation of these financial statements requires the company to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. These financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. The accounts of most foreign subsidiaries are consolidated as of and for the quarters ended August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2014 and as of November 30, 2014. No events occurred related to these foreign subsidiaries during the months of September 2015, September 2014 or December 2014 that materially affected the financial position or results of operations of the company. The results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year. New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued a new accounting standard that provides for a comprehensive model to use in the accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. Under this standard, revenue will be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to defer this standard’s effective date for one year, which will now begin with Bard’s 2018 fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date beginning with Bard’s 2017 fiscal year. The company continues to assess the new standard, as well as updates to the standard that have been proposed by the FASB, and has not yet determined the adoption date or the impact to the consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “company” or “Bard”) should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Bard’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These financial statements have been prepared on a basis that is substantially consistent with the accounting principles applied in the financial statements in Bard’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The preparation of these financial statements requires the company to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. These financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. The accounts of most foreign subsidiaries are consolidated as of and for the quarters ended August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2014 and as of November 30, 2014. No events occurred related to these foreign subsidiaries during the months of September 2015, September 2014 or December 2014 that materially affected the financial position or results of operations of the company. The results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued a new accounting standard that provides for a comprehensive model to use in the accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. Under this standard, revenue will be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to defer this standard’s effective date for one year, which will now begin with Bard’s 2018 fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date beginning with Bard’s 2017 fiscal year. The company continues to assess the new standard, as well as updates to the standard that have been proposed by the FASB, and has not yet determined the adoption date or the impact to the consolidated financial statements.