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Taxes on Earnings from Continuing Operations (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Taxes on Earnings from Continuing Operations  
Schedule of earnings from continuing operations before taxes

(in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Taxes:

Domestic

$

889

$

(430)

$

308

Foreign

 

3,188

 

3,303

 

1,923

Total

$

4,077

$

2,873

$

2,231

Schedule of components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations

(in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Taxes on Earnings From Continuing Operations:

    

    

    

Current:

Domestic

$

291

$

(812)

$

2,260

Foreign

 

590

 

606

 

508

Total current

 

881

 

(206)

 

2,768

Deferred:

Domestic

 

(305)

 

832

 

(679)

Foreign

 

(186)

 

(87)

 

(211)

Total deferred

 

(491)

 

745

 

(890)

Total

$

390

$

539

$

1,878

Schedule of reconciliation of income tax rate and U.S. statutory tax rate to income tax expense (benefit)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

 

Statutory tax rate on earnings from continuing operations

 

21.0

%  

21.0

%  

35.0

%

Impact of foreign operations

 

(5.0)

(5.4)

(16.3)

Impact of TCJA and other related items

(2.1)

6.3

65.5

Foreign-derived intangible income benefit

(2.0)

(1.9)

Domestic impairment loss

(2.1)

Excess tax benefits related to stock compensation

(2.5)

(3.1)

(5.4)

Research tax credit

(1.2)

(1.8)

(1.9)

Resolution of certain tax positions pertaining to prior years

 

3.4

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

0.8

0.4

0.5

Federal tax cost on sale of Mylan N.V. shares

3.4

All other, net

 

0.6

2.0

3.4

Effective tax rate on earnings from continuing operations

 

9.6

%  

18.8

%  

84.2

%

Schedule of components of net deferred tax assets and liabilities

(in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

Deferred tax assets:

Compensation and employee benefits

 

$

982

 

$

829

Other, primarily reserves not currently deductible, and NOL’s and credit carryforwards

2,227

2,546

Trade receivable reserves

190

196

Inventory reserves

110

97

Lease liabilities

209

Deferred intercompany profit

259

203

Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance

3,977

3,871

Valuation allowance

(978)

(1,363)

Total deferred tax assets

2,999

2,508

Deferred tax liabilities:

Depreciation

(219)

(226)

Right of Use lease assets

(209)

Other, primarily the excess of book basis over tax basis of intangible assets

(3,107)

(3,557)

Total deferred tax liabilities

(3,535)

(3,783)

Total net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

(536)

 

$

(1,275)

Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits for the period

(in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

January 1

$

1,120

$

1,440

Decrease in tax positions due to acquisitions

(13)

Increase due to current year tax positions

 

137

 

164

Increase due to prior year tax positions

 

75

 

235

Decrease due to prior year tax positions

 

(117)

 

(611)

Settlements

 

(32)

 

(91)

Lapse of statute

(8)

(4)

December 31

$

1,175

$

1,120