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included in other current assets Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] Composite intangible asset Composite [Member] Composite [Member] License and distribution rights and other License And Distribution Rights And Other [Member] License and Distribution Rights and Other [Member] Gross Carrying Amount Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Accumulated Amortization Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years) Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life Intangible assets with indefinite lives, net Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) Total other intangibles, net Number of shares (in shares) Average repurchase price per share (in dollars per share) Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share Total costs of shares repurchased (in millions) Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table] Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table] Selling, general and administrative expense Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] Cost of sales Cost of Sales [Member] Research and development expense Research and Development Expense [Member] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] Total share-based compensation expense Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense Related income tax benefit Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit Effective income tax rate Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent Unrecognized tax benefits Unrecognized Tax Benefits Unrecognized tax benefits that could be settled during the next twelve months Decrease in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible