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<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The consolidated financial statements, prepared in conformity with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), include the accounts of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (which may be referred to as Bristol-Myers Squibb, BMS, or the Company) and all of its controlled majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Material subsequent events are evaluated and disclosed through the report issuance date. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Codevelopment, cocommercialization and license arrangements are entered into with other parties for various therapeutic areas, with terms including upfront licensing and contingent payments. These arrangements are assessed to determine whether the terms give economic or other control over the entity, which may require consolidation of the entity. Entities that are consolidated because they are controlled by means other than a majority voting interest are referred to as variable interest entities. Arrangements with material variable interest entities, including those associated with these codevelopment, cocommercialization and license arrangements, were determined not to exist.</font></p></div>
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<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. </font></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Use of Estimates </b></font></p></div></div></div></div></div>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The preparation of financial statements requires the use of management estimates and assumptions that are based on complex judgments. The most significant assumptions are employed in estimates used in determining the fair value of intangible assets, restructuring charges and accruals, sales rebate and return accruals, including those related to U.S. health care reform, legal contingencies, tax assets and tax liabilities, stock-based compensation expense, pension and postretirement benefits (including the actuarial assumptions, see "—Note 21. Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment Liabilities"), fair value of financial instruments with no direct or observable market quotes, inventory obsolescence, potential impairment of long-lived assets, allowances for bad debt, as well as in estimates used in applying the revenue recognition policy. New discounts under t
he 2010 U.S. healthcare reform law, such as the Medicare coverage gap, managed Medicaid and expansion of the Public Health Service 340B program require additional assumptions due to the lack of historical claims experience. In addition, the new pharmaceutical company fee estimate is subject to external data as well as a calculation based on the Company's relative share of industry results. Actual results may differ from estimated results. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Revenue Recognition </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Revenue is recognized when title and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer, generally at time of shipment. However, certain sales made by non-U.S. businesses are recognized on the date of receipt by the purchaser. See "—Note 2. Alliances and Collaborations" for further discussion of revenue recognition related to alliances. Revenues are reduced at the time of recognition to reflect expected returns that are estimated based on historical experience and business trends. Provisions are made at the time of revenue recognition for discounts, rebates and estimated sales allowances based on historical experience updated for changes in facts and circumstances, including the impact of new legislation such as healthcare reform, as appropriate. Such provisions are recognized as a reduction of revenue. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">In limited circumstances, where a new product is not an extension of an existing line of product or no historical experience with products in a similar therapeutic category exists, revenue is deferred until the right of return no longer exists or sufficient historical experience to estimate sales returns is developed. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Sales Rebate and Return Accruals </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Sales rebate and return accruals are established when the related revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction to sales and the establishment of a liability. An accrual is recognized based on an estimate of the proportion of recognized revenue that will result in a rebate or return. Charge-back accruals related to government programs and cash discounts, which are established in a similar manner, are recognized as a reduction to accounts receivable. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred taxes represent the future tax consequences expected to occur when the reported amounts of assets and liabilities are recovered or paid. The provision for income taxes represents income taxes paid or payable for the current year plus the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from differences between the financial and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and tax laws when changes are enacted. Valuation allowances are recognized to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. The assessment of whether or not a valuation allowance is required often requires significant judgment including the long-range forecas
t of future taxable income and the evaluation of tax planning initiatives. Adjustments to the deferred tax valuation allowances are made to earnings in the period when such assessments are made.</font></p></div>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Cash and Cash Equivalents </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Cash and cash equivalents consist of U.S. Treasury securities, government agency securities, bank deposits, time deposits and money market funds. Cash equivalents are primarily highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase and are recognized at cost, which approximates fair value. Cash and cash equivalents maintained in foreign currencies was $<font class="_mt">607</font> million at December 31, 2010 and are subject to currency rate risk. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Marketable Securities and Investments in Other Companies </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">All marketable securities were classified as "available for sale" on the date of purchase and were reported at fair value at December 31, 2010 and 2009. Fair value is determined based on observable market quotes or valuation models using assessments of counterparty credit worthiness, credit default risk or underlying security and overall capital market liquidity. Declines in fair value considered other than temporary are charged to earnings and those considered temporary are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) in shareholders' equity. Declines in fair value determined to be credit related are charged to earnings. An average cost method is used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of "available for sale" securities. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Investments in 50% or less owned companies for which the ability to exercise significant influence is maintained are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The share of net income or losses of equity investments is included in equity in net income of affiliates in the consolidated statements of earnings. Equity investments are reviewed for impairment by assessing if the decline in market value of the investment below the carrying value is other than temporary. In making this determination, factors are evaluated in determining whether a loss in value should be recognized. This includes consideration of the intent and ability to hold investments, the market price and market price fluctuations of the investment's publicly traded shares, and inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity, justifying the carrying amount of the investment. Impairment
losses are recognized in other expense when a decline in market value is deemed to be other than temporary.</font></p></div>
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<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Expenditures for additions, renewals and improvements are capitalized at cost. Depreciation is generally computed on a straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets. The estimated useful lives of the major classes of depreciable assets are as follows: </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Impairment of Long-Lived Assets </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Current facts or circumstances are periodically evaluated to determine if the carrying value of depreciable assets to be held and used may not be recoverable. If such circumstances exist, an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows generated by the long-lived asset, or the appropriate grouping of assets, is compared to the carrying value to determine whether an impairment exists at its lowest level of identifiable cash flows. If an asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured based on the difference between the asset's fair value and its carrying value. An estimate of the asset's fair value is based on quoted market prices in active markets, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, the estimate of fair value is based on various valuation techniques, including a discounted value of estimated future cash flows. Assets to be disposed of are re
ported at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated net realizable value. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Capitalized Software </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Certain costs to obtain internal use software for significant systems projects are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. Costs to obtain software for projects that are not significant are expensed as incurred. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Business Combinations </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">An acquired business is included in the consolidated financial statements upon obtaining control of the acquired. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recognized at the date of acquisition at their respective fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill. For business combinations entered into after January 1, 2009, legal costs, audit fees, business valuation costs, and all other business acquisition costs are expensed when incurred. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Goodwill, Acquired In-Process Research and Development and Other Intangible Assets </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Goodwill is tested for impairment annually using a two-step process. The first step identifies a potential impairment, and the second step measures the amount of the impairment loss, if any. Goodwill is impaired if the carrying amount of a reporting unit's goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value. The BioPharmaceuticals segment includes several separate reporting units based on geography which were aggregated for impairment testing purposes. The annual goodwill impairment assessment was completed in the first quarter of 2010 and subsequently monitored for potential impairment in the remaining quarters of 2010, none of which indicated an impairment of goodwill. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The fair value of in-process research and development (IPRD) acquired in a business combination is determined based on the present value of each research project's projected cash flows using an income approach. Future cash flows are predominately based on the net income forecast of each project, consistent with historical pricing, margins and expense levels of similar products. Revenues are estimated based on relevant market size and growth factors, expected industry trends, individual project life cycles and the life of each research project's underlying patent. In determining the fair value of each research project, expected revenues are first adjusted for technical risk of completion. The resulting cash flows are then discounted at a rate approximating the Company's weighted-average cost of capital. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">IPRD acquired after January 1, 2009 is initially capitalized and considered indefinite-lived assets subject to annual impairment reviews or more often upon the occurrence of certain events. The review requires the determination of the fair value of the respective intangible assets. If the fair value of the intangible assets is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference. For those compounds that reach commercialization, the assets are amortized over the expected useful lives. Prior to January 1, 2009, amounts allocated to acquired IPRD were expensed at the date of acquisition. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Patents/trademarks, licenses and technology are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives and are considered impaired if their net carrying value exceeds their estimated fair value. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Restructuring </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Restructuring charges are recognized as a result of actions to streamline operations and rationalize manufacturing facilities. Judgment is used when estimating the impact of restructuring plans, including future termination benefits and other exit costs to be incurred when the actions take place. Actual results could vary from these estimates. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Product Liability </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Accruals for product liability are established on an undiscounted basis when it is probable that a liability was incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated based on existing information. Accruals are adjusted periodically as assessment efforts progress or as additional information becomes available. Receivables for related insurance or other third-party recoveries for product liabilities are recognized on an undiscounted basis when it is probable that a recovery will be realized. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Contingencies </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Loss contingencies from legal proceedings and claims may occur from a wide range of matters, including, government investigations, shareholder lawsuits, product and environmental liability, and tax matters. Accruals are recognized when it is probable that a liability will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Gain contingencies are not recognized until realized. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Derivative Financial Instruments </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Derivative financial instruments are used principally in the management of interest rate and foreign currency exposures and are not held or issued for trading purposes. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Derivative instruments are recognized at fair value. Changes in a derivative's fair value are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge criteria are met. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) and subsequently recognized in earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Cash flows are classified consistent with the underlying hedged item. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Derivatives are designated and assigned as hedges of forecasted transactions, specific assets or specific liabilities. When hedged assets or liabilities are sold or extinguished or the forecasted transactions being hedged are no longer probable to occur, a gain or loss is immediately recognized on the designated hedge in earnings. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Non-derivative instruments are also designated as hedges of net investments in foreign affiliates. These non-derivative instruments are mainly euro denominated long-term debt. The effective portion of the designated non-derivative instrument is recognized in the foreign currency translation section of OCI and the ineffective portion is recognized in earnings. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Shipping and Handling Costs </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Shipping and handling costs are included in marketing, selling and administrative expenses and were $<font class="_mt">135</font> million in 2010, $<font class="_mt">208</font> million in 2009 and $<font class="_mt">262</font> million in 2008, of which $<font class="_mt">68</font> million in 2009 and $<font class="_mt">103</font> million in 2008 was included in discontinued operations. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Advertising and product promotion costs are expensed as incurred. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Foreign Currency Translation </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Foreign subsidiary earnings are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates. The net assets of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. The U.S. dollar effects that arise from translating the net assets of these subsidiaries at changing rates are recognized in OCI. The net assets of subsidiaries in highly inflationary economies are remeasured as if the functional currency were the reporting currency. The remeasurement is recognized in earnings. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Research and Development </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Strategic alliances with third parties provide rights to develop, manufacture, market and/or sell pharmaceutical products, the rights to which are owned by the other party. Certain research and development payments to alliance partners are contingent upon the achievement of certain pre-determined criteria. Milestone payments achieved prior to regulatory approval of the product are expensed as research and development. Milestone payments made in connection with regulatory approvals are capitalized and amortized to cost of products sold over the remaining useful life of the asset. Capitalized milestone payments are tested for recoverability periodically or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Research and development is recognized net of reimbursement
s in connection with collaboration agreements. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Upfront licensing and milestone receipts obtained during development are deferred and amortized over the estimated life of the product in other income. The amortization period of upfront licensing and milestone receipts for each new or materially modified arrangement after January 1, 2011 will be assessed and determined after considering the terms of such arrangements. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Recently Issued Accounting Standards </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">New accounting standards were adopted on January 1, 2010, none of which had an impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. Among other items, these standards: </font></p>
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<p align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Eliminates the residual method of allocating revenue; </font></p></td></tr></table>
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<p align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Requires the allocation of consideration received in a bundled revenue arrangement among the separate deliverables by introducing an estimated selling price method for valuing the elements if vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of a selling price is not available; and </font></p></td></tr></table>
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<p align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Expands related disclosure requirements. </font></p></td></tr></table>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Beginning in 2011, an annual non-tax-deductible fee will be paid to the federal government based on an allocation of the Company's market share of branded prior year sales to certain government programs including Medicare, Medicaid, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense and TRICARE. This fee will be classified as an operating expense. </font></p> </div>Note 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Consolidation
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