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Baxter International Inc
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Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and provides a portfolio of healthcare products worldwide. The company offers peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, and additional dialysis therapies and services; renal replacement therapies and other organ support therapies focused in t...

Founded: 1931
Full Time Employees: 50,000
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

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      net sales
    2,701,000,000 2,974,000,000 2,835,000,000 2,810,000,000 2,625,000,000 2,753,000,000 2,699,000,000 3,812,000,000 3,592,000,000 3,885,000,000 3,708,000,000 3,707,000,000 3,649,000,000 3,887,000,000 3,773,000,000 3,746,000,000 3,707,000,000 3,514,000,000 3,226,000,000 3,098,000,000 2,946,000,000 3,181,000,000 2,972,000,000 2,718,000,000 2,802,000,000 3,039,000,000 2,851,000,000 2,840,000,000 2,632,000,000 2,841,000,000 2,767,000,000 2,842,000,000 2,677,000,000 2,774,000,000 2,707,000,000 2,605,000,000 2,475,000,000 2,645,000,000 2,558,000,000 2,585,000,000 2,375,000,000 2,603,000,000 2,487,000,000 3,893,000,000 3,764,000,000 4,472,000,000 4,197,000,000 4,264,000,000 3,951,000,000 4,368,000,000 3,774,000,000 3,669,000,000 3,448,000,000 3,753,000,000 3,477,000,000 3,572,000,000 3,388,000,000 3,479,000,000 3,536,000,000 3,284,000,000 3,498,000,000 3,224,000,000 3,194,000,000 2,927,000,000 3,470,000,000 3,145,000,000 3,123,000,000 2,824,000,000 3,151,000,000 3,189,000,000 2,877,000,000 2,750,000,000 2,829,000,000 2,675,000,000 2,557,000,000 2,649,000,000 2,409,000,000 2,398,000,000 2,577,000,000 2,383,000,000 2,320,000,000 2,379,000,000 2,209,000,000 1,594,750,000 2,219,000,000 
      yoy
    2.90% 8.03% 5.04% -26.29% -26.92% -29.14% -27.21% 2.83% -1.56% -0.05% -1.72% -1.04% -1.56% 10.61% 16.96% 20.92% 25.83% 10.47% 8.55% 13.98% 5.14% 4.67% 4.24% -4.30% 6.46% 6.97% 3.04% -0.07% -1.68% 2.42% 2.22% 9.10% 8.16% 4.88% 5.82% 0.77% 4.21% 1.61% 2.85% -33.60% -36.90% -41.79% -40.74% -8.70% -4.73% 2.38% 11.21% 16.22% 14.59% 16.39% 8.54% 2.72% 1.77% 7.88% -1.67% 8.77% -3.14% 7.91% 10.71% 12.20% 0.81% 2.51% 2.27% 3.65% 10.12% -1.38% 8.55% 2.69% 11.38% 19.21% 12.51% 3.81% 17.43% 11.55% -0.78% 11.16% 3.84% 0.80% 16.66% 49.43% 4.55%     
      qoq
    -9.18% 4.90% 0.89% 7.05% -4.65% 2.00% -29.20% 6.12% -7.54% 4.77% 0.03% 1.59% -6.12% 3.02% 0.72% 1.05% 5.49% 8.93% 4.13% 5.16% -7.39% 7.03% 9.35% -3.00% -7.80% 6.59% 0.39% 7.90% -7.36% 2.67% -2.64% 6.16% -3.50% 2.48% 3.92% 5.25% -6.43% 3.40% -1.04% 8.84% -8.76% 4.66% -36.12% 3.43% -15.83% 6.55% -1.57% 7.92% -9.55% 15.74% 2.86% 6.41% -8.13% 7.94% -2.66% 5.43% -2.62% -1.61% 7.67% -6.12% 8.50% 0.94% 9.12% -15.65% 10.33% 0.70% 10.59% -10.38% -1.19% 10.84% 4.62% -2.79% 5.76% 4.61% -3.47% 9.96% 0.46% -6.95% 8.14% 2.72% -2.48% 7.70% 38.52% -28.13%  
      cost of sales
    1,810,000,000 2,397,000,000 1,885,000,000 1,819,000,000 1,764,000,000 1,794,000,000 1,666,000,000 2,381,000,000 2,205,000,000 2,413,000,000 2,591,000,000 2,596,000,000 2,302,000,000 2,424,000,000 2,640,000,000 2,293,000,000 2,359,000,000 2,108,000,000 1,905,000,000 1,865,000,000 1,801,000,000 1,990,000,000 1,777,000,000 1,680,000,000 1,639,000,000 1,741,000,000 1,621,000,000 1,681,000,000 1,552,000,000 1,649,000,000 1,531,000,000 1,603,000,000 1,563,000,000 1,612,000,000 1,579,000,000 1,475,000,000 1,433,000,000 1,543,000,000 1,487,000,000 1,613,000,000 1,410,000,000 1,531,000,000 1,453,000,000 1,973,000,000 1,963,000,000 2,248,000,000 2,124,000,000 2,223,000,000 1,990,000,000 2,414,000,000 1,828,000,000 1,730,000,000 1,692,000,000 1,848,000,000 1,667,000,000 1,700,000,000 1,674,000,000 1,708,000,000 1,701,000,000 1,609,000,000 1,880,000,000 1,565,000,000 1,556,000,000 1,884,000,000 1,703,000,000 1,513,000,000 1,485,000,000 1,336,000,000                  
      gross margin
    891,000,000 577,000,000 950,000,000 991,000,000 861,000,000 959,000,000 1,033,000,000 1,431,000,000 1,387,000,000 1,472,000,000 1,117,000,000 1,111,000,000 1,347,000,000 1,463,000,000 1,133,000,000 1,453,000,000 1,348,000,000 1,406,000,000 1,321,000,000 1,233,000,000 1,145,000,000 1,191,000,000 1,195,000,000 1,038,000,000 1,163,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,230,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,192,000,000 1,236,000,000 1,239,000,000 1,114,000,000 1,162,000,000 1,128,000,000 1,130,000,000 1,042,000,000 1,102,000,000 1,071,000,000 972,000,000 965,000,000 1,072,000,000 1,034,000,000 1,920,000,000 1,801,000,000 2,224,000,000 2,073,000,000 2,041,000,000 1,961,000,000 1,954,000,000 1,946,000,000 1,939,000,000 1,756,000,000 1,905,000,000 1,810,000,000 1,872,000,000 1,714,000,000 1,771,000,000 1,835,000,000 1,675,000,000 1,618,000,000 1,659,000,000 1,638,000,000 1,043,000,000 1,767,000,000 1,632,000,000 1,638,000,000 1,488,000,000                  
      yoy
    3.48% -39.83% -8.03% -30.75% -37.92% -34.85% -7.52% 28.80% 2.97% 0.62% -1.41% -23.54% -0.07% 4.05% -14.23% 17.84% 17.73% 18.05% 10.54% 18.79% -1.55% -8.24% -2.85% -10.44% 7.69% 8.89% -0.49% -6.46% -3.05% 2.58% 9.57% 9.65% 6.91% 5.44% 5.32% 16.26% 7.98% 2.80% 3.58% -49.38% -46.42% -51.80% -50.12% -5.93% -8.16% 13.82% 6.53% 5.26% 11.67% 2.57% 7.51% 3.58% 2.45% 7.57% -1.36% 11.76% 5.93% 6.75% 12.03% 60.59% -8.43% 1.65% 0.00% -29.91%                      
      qoq
    54.42% -39.26% -4.14% 15.10% -10.22% -7.16% -27.81% 3.17% -5.77% 31.78% 0.54% -17.52% -7.93% 29.13% -22.02% 7.79% -4.13% 6.43% 7.14% 7.69% -3.86% -0.33% 15.13% -10.75% -10.40% 5.53% 6.13% 7.31% -9.40% -3.56% -0.24% 11.22% -4.13% 3.01% -0.18% 8.45% -5.44% 2.89% 10.19% 0.73% -9.98% 3.68% -46.15% 6.61% -19.02% 7.28% 1.57% 4.08% 0.36% 0.41% 0.36% 10.42% -7.82% 5.25% -3.31% 9.22% -3.22% -3.49% 9.55% 3.52% -2.47% 1.28% 57.05% -40.97% 8.27% -0.37% 10.08%                   
      gross margin %
    32.99% 19.40% 33.51% 35.27% 32.80% 34.83% 38.27% 37.54% 38.61% 37.89% 30.12% 29.97% 36.91% 37.64% 30.03% 38.79% 36.36% 40.01% 40.95% 39.80% 38.87% 37.44% 40.21% 38.19% 41.51% 42.71% 43.14% 40.81% 41.03% 41.96% 44.67% 43.60% 41.61% 41.89% 41.67% 43.38% 42.10% 41.66% 41.87% 37.60% 40.63% 41.18% 41.58% 49.32% 47.85% 49.73% 49.39% 47.87% 49.63% 44.73% 51.56% 52.85% 50.93% 50.76% 52.06% 52.41% 50.59% 50.91% 51.89% 51.00% 46.26% 51.46% 51.28% 35.63% 50.92% 51.89% 52.45% 52.69% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    728,000,000 761,000,000 708,000,000 718,000,000 703,000,000 761,000,000 754,000,000 1,021,000,000 1,027,000,000 985,000,000 1,002,000,000 964,000,000 1,010,000,000 912,000,000 947,000,000 976,000,000 1,052,000,000 885,000,000 680,000,000 675,000,000 627,000,000 650,000,000 601,000,000 590,000,000 628,000,000 666,000,000 627,000,000 642,000,000 600,000,000                                                         
      research and development expenses
    139,000,000 126,000,000 118,000,000 134,000,000 140,000,000 211,000,000 129,000,000 173,000,000 176,000,000 172,000,000 166,000,000 165,000,000 164,000,000 155,000,000 152,000,000 148,000,000 150,000,000 138,000,000 129,000,000 139,000,000 128,000,000 135,000,000 123,000,000 117,000,000 146,000,000 156,000,000 144,000,000 166,000,000 129,000,000 175,000,000 166,000,000 174,000,000 140,000,000 182,000,000 151,000,000 156,000,000 128,000,000 157,000,000 159,000,000 195,000,000 136,000,000 161,000,000 148,000,000 388,000,000 300,000,000 335,000,000 455,000,000 325,000,000 313,000,000 437,000,000 290,000,000 273,000,000 246,000,000 291,000,000 290,000,000 306,000,000 269,000,000 239,000,000 239,000,000 214,000,000 262,000,000 207,000,000 219,000,000 227,000,000 246,000,000 228,000,000 231,000,000 212,000,000 230,000,000 222,000,000 190,000,000 203,000,000 177,000,000 159,000,000 149,000,000 146,000,000 138,000,000 133,000,000 133,000,000 133,000,000 124,000,000 129,000,000 136,000,000 103,000,000 137,000,000 
      other operating income
    -42,000,000 -35,000,000 -48,000,000 -52,000,000 -40,000,000 -2,250,000 -5,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000   -1,000,000 -13,000,000   -11,000,000 -17,000,000   -5,000,000     -20,000,000 -60,000,000 -44,000,000 -4,000,000 -33,000,000                                                         
      operating income
    66,000,000 -729,000,000 172,000,000 191,000,000 58,000,000 -435,000,000 155,000,000 -192,000,000 187,000,000 329,000,000 -51,000,000 -17,000,000 186,000,000 353,000,000 -2,799,000,000 340,000,000 163,000,000 383,000,000 513,000,000 424,000,000 390,000,000 406,000,000 470,000,000 331,000,000 409,000,000 536,000,000 503,000,000 355,000,000 384,000,000 398,000,000 385,000,000 384,000,000 432,000,000 283,000,000 292,000,000 339,000,000 344,000,000 282,000,000 186,000,000 68,000,000 188,000,000 178,000,000 92,000,000                                           
      yoy
    13.79% 67.59% 10.97% -199.48% -68.98% -232.22% -403.92% 1029.41% 0.54% -6.80% -98.18% -105.00% 14.11% -7.83% -645.61% -19.81% -58.21% -5.67% 9.15% 28.10% -4.65% -24.25% -6.56% -6.76% 6.51% 34.67% 30.65% -7.55% -11.11% 40.64% 31.85% 13.27% 25.58% 0.35% 56.99% 398.53% 82.98% 58.43% 102.17%                                               
      qoq
    -109.05% -523.84% -9.95% 229.31% -113.33% -380.65% -180.73% -202.67% -43.16% -745.10% 200.00% -109.14% -47.31% -112.61% -923.24% 108.59% -57.44% -25.34% 20.99% 8.72% -3.94% -13.62% 41.99% -19.07% -23.69% 6.56% 41.69% -7.55% -3.52% 3.38% 0.26% -11.11% 52.65% -3.08% -13.86% -1.45% 21.99% 51.61% 173.53% -63.83% 5.62% 93.48%                                            
      operating margin %
    2.44% -24.51% 6.07% 6.80% 2.21% -15.80% 5.74% -5.04% 5.21% 8.47% -1.38% -0.46% 5.10% 9.08% -74.18% 9.08% 4.40% 10.90% 15.90% 13.69% 13.24% 12.76% 15.81% 12.18% 14.60% 17.64% 17.64% 12.50% 14.59% 14.01% 13.91% 13.51% 16.14% 10.20% 10.79% 13.01% 13.90% 10.66% 7.27% 2.63% 7.92% 6.84% 3.70% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
      interest expense
    66,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 64,000,000 90,000,000 87,000,000 85,000,000 78,000,000 73,000,000 128,000,000 124,000,000 117,000,000 117,000,000 104,000,000 89,000,000 85,000,000 74,000,000 50,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 38,000,000 39,000,000 36,000,000 21,000,000 20,000,000 13,000,000 20,000,000                                                          
      other expense
    6,000,000 -31,000,000 -7,000,000  -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -1,000,000   18,000,000 -7,000,000 42,000,000  12,000,000 63,000,000 -44,000,000 -16,000,000 26,000,000 12,000,000 -2,000,000 5,000,000 158,000,000 16,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 -2,000,000 9,000,000   -58,000,000 -32,000,000 -31,000,000 -18,000,000 2,500,000 -12,000,000 20,000,000 2,000,000 -1,071,500,000 44,000,000   -59,000,000 91,000,000 -67,000,000  171,000,000 -39,000,000 15,000,000  2,500,000 -55,000,000 68,000,000                             11,000,000 42,000,000 21,000,000 11,500,000 6,000,000 
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
    -6,000,000 -756,000,000 121,000,000 133,000,000 -3,000,000 -521,000,000 69,000,000 -257,000,000 116,000,000   -183,000,000                  445,000,000 406,000,000 404,000,000 438,000,000 293,000,000 290,000,000 306,000,000 328,000,000 279,000,000 128,000,000 1,218,000,000 3,329,000,000 205,000,000 -33,000,000 468,000,000 530,000,000 598,000,000 586,000,000                             398,000,000 354,000,000 350,000,000 412,000,000 298,000,000  -332,000,000 252,000,000   
      income tax expense
    11,000,000 279,000,000 172,000,000 11,000,000 -67,000,000 -33,000,000 8,000,000 54,000,000 77,000,000   10,000,000 25,000,000 39,000,000 -32,000,000 40,000,000 21,000,000 41,000,000 -1,000,000 91,000,000 51,000,000 39,000,000 56,000,000 42,000,000 45,000,000 40,750,000 106,000,000 20,000,000 44,000,000 91,000,000 -138,000,000 61,000,000 49,000,000 354,000,000 42,000,000 42,000,000 55,000,000 -12,750,000 1,000,000 6,000,000 -58,000,000 22,000,000 -35,000,000 132,000,000 110,000,000 74,000,000 139,000,000 141,000,000 153,000,000 105,000,000 138,000,000 153,000,000 141,000,000 80,000,000 183,000,000 156,000,000 144,000,000 149,000,000 174,000,000 154,000,000 41,000,000 117,000,000 133,000,000 172,000,000 139,000,000 126,000,000 135,000,000 119,000,000 86,000,000 128,000,000 105,000,000 88,000,000 77,000,000 126,000,000 105,000,000 89,000,000 72,000,000   74,000,000 87,000,000 -163,000,000 63,000,000 25,000,000 88,000,000 
      income from continuing operations
    -17,000,000 -1,035,000,000 -51,000,000 122,000,000 64,000,000 -488,000,000 61,000,000 -311,000,000 39,000,000 73,000,000 51,000,000 -193,000,000                  354,000,000 544,000,000 343,000,000 389,000,000 -61,000,000 248,000,000 264,000,000 273,000,000 240,000,000 127,000,000 1,212,000,000 3,387,000,000 183,000,000 2,000,000 336,000,000 420,000,000 524,000,000 447,000,000                             309,000,000 282,000,000 116,000,000 324,000,000 224,000,000  -169,000,000 189,000,000   
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    2,000,000 -93,000,000 5,000,000 -31,000,000 62,000,000 -22,000,000 83,000,000   173,000,000 2,460,000,000 54,000,000                      -10,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000  3,000,000 3,000,000  -7,000,000 22,000,000 -1,000,000 -4,000,000 10,000,000 429,000,000 21,000,000                                       
      net income
    -15,000,000 -1,128,000,000 -46,000,000 91,000,000 126,000,000 -510,000,000 144,000,000 -311,000,000 39,000,000 246,000,000 2,511,000,000 -139,000,000 45,000,000 185,000,000 -2,934,000,000 255,000,000 73,000,000 242,000,000 452,000,000 301,000,000 300,000,000 171,000,000 359,000,000 247,000,000 333,000,000 -19,000,000 375,000,000 343,000,000 347,000,000 348,000,000 544,000,000 343,000,000 389,000,000 -71,000,000 251,000,000 265,000,000 272,000,000 243,000,000 130,000,000 1,212,000,000 3,380,000,000 205,000,000 1,000,000 332,000,000 430,000,000 953,000,000 468,000,000 520,000,000 556,000,000 326,000,000 544,000,000 590,000,000 552,000,000 494,000,000 583,000,000 661,000,000 588,000,000 578,000,000 629,000,000 577,000,000 426,000,000 524,000,000 537,000,000  576,000,000 532,000,000 589,000,000 518,000,000 472,000,000 544,000,000 429,000,000 395,000,000 431,000,000 403,000,000 374,000,000 309,000,000 282,000,000 116,000,000 322,000,000 226,000,000 276,000,000 -170,000,000 178,000,000 127,500,000 256,000,000 
      yoy
    -111.90% 121.18% -131.94% -129.26% 223.08% -307.32% -94.27% 123.74% -13.33% 32.97% -185.58% -154.51% -38.36% -23.55% -749.12% -15.28% -75.67% 41.52% 25.91% 21.86% -9.91% -1000.00% -4.27% -27.99% -4.03% -105.46% -31.07% 0.00% -10.80% -590.14% 116.73% 29.43% 43.01% -129.22% 93.08% -78.14% -91.95% 18.54% 12900.00% 265.06% 686.05% -78.49% -99.79% -36.15% -22.66% 192.33% -13.97% -11.86% 0.72% -34.01% -6.69% -10.74% -6.12% -14.53% -7.31% 14.56% 38.03% 10.31% 17.13%  -26.04% -1.50% -8.83%  22.03% -2.21% 37.30% 31.14% 9.51% 34.99% 14.71% 27.83% 52.84% 247.41% 16.15% 36.73% 2.17% -168.24% 80.90% 77.25% 7.81%     
      qoq
    -98.67% 2352.17% -150.55% -27.78% -124.71% -454.17% -146.30% -897.44% -84.15% -90.20% -1906.47% -408.89% -75.68% -106.31% -1250.59% 249.32% -69.83% -46.46% 50.17% 0.33% 75.44% -52.37% 45.34% -25.83% -1852.63% -105.07% 9.33% -1.15% -0.29% -36.03% 58.60% -11.83% -647.89% -128.29% -5.28% -2.57% 11.93% 86.92% -89.27% -64.14% 1548.78% 20400.00% -99.70% -22.79% -54.88% 103.63% -10.00% -6.47% 70.55% -40.07% -7.80% 6.88% 11.74% -15.27% -11.80% 12.41% 1.73% -8.11% 9.01% 35.45% -18.70% -2.42%   8.27% -9.68% 13.71% 9.75% -13.24% 26.81% 8.61% -8.35% 6.95% 7.75% 21.04% 9.57% 143.10% -63.98% 42.48% -18.12% -262.35% -195.51% 39.61% -50.20%  
      net income margin %
    -0.56% -37.93% -1.62% 3.24% 4.80% -18.53% 5.34% -8.16% 1.09% 6.33% 67.72% -3.75% 1.23% 4.76% -77.76% 6.81% 1.97% 6.89% 14.01% 9.72% 10.18% 5.38% 12.08% 9.09% 11.88% -0.63% 13.15% 12.08% 13.18% 12.25% 19.66% 12.07% 14.53% -2.56% 9.27% 10.17% 10.99% 9.19% 5.08% 46.89% 142.32% 7.88% 0.04% 8.53% 11.42% 21.31% 11.15% 12.20% 14.07% 7.46% 14.41% 16.08% 16.01% 13.16% 16.77% 18.51% 17.36% 16.61% 17.79% 17.57% 12.18% 16.25% 16.81% 0% 16.60% 16.92% 18.86% 18.34% 14.98% 17.06% 14.91% 14.36% 15.24% 15.07% 14.63% 11.66% 11.71% 4.84% 12.50% 9.48% 11.90% -7.15% 8.06% 7.99% 11.54% 
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
         2,250,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,250,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000                                                             
      net income attributable to baxter stockholders
    -15,000,000 -1,128,000,000 -46,000,000 91,000,000 126,000,000 -512,000,000 140,000,000 -314,000,000 37,000,000 245,000,000 2,508,000,000 -141,000,000 44,000,000 181,000,000 -2,937,000,000 252,000,000 71,000,000 238,000,000 450,000,000 298,000,000 298,000,000 168,000,000 356,000,000 246,000,000 332,000,000 -23,000,000 369,000,000                                                           
      income from continuing operations per common share
                                                                                         
      basic
    -30,000 -2,010,000 -100,000 240,000 130,000 -960,000 120,000 -620,000 70,000 140,000 90,000 -390,000                  670,000 1,020,000 640,000 720,000 -120,000 460,000 490,000 500,000 460,000 230,000 2,210,000 6,170,000 330,000  620,000 770,000 970,000 830,000                                       
      diluted
    -30,000 -2,010,000 -100,000 240,000 130,000 -960,000 120,000 -620,000 70,000 140,000 90,000 -390,000                  660,000 1,000,000 630,000 710,000 -120,000 450,000 480,000 500,000 450,000 230,000 2,190,000 6,130,000 340,000  610,000 760,000 960,000 820,000                                       
      income from discontinued operations per common share
                                                                                         
      basic
     -190,000 10,000 -60,000 120,000 -40,000 150,000   340,000 4,850,000 110,000                           10,000  -10,000 50,000  -10,000 20,000 790,000 30,000                                       
      diluted
     -190,000 10,000 -60,000 120,000 -40,000 150,000   340,000 4,830,000 110,000                          -2,500 10,000  -10,000 30,000  -10,000 20,000 780,000 40,000                                       
      income per common share
                                                                                         
      basic
    -30,000 82,500 -90,000 180,000 250,000 -67,500 270,000                                                                               
      diluted
    -30,000 82,500 -90,000 180,000 250,000 -67,500 270,000                                                                               
      weighted-average number of shares outstanding
                                                                                         
      basic
    515,000,000 513,000,000 514,000,000 513,000,000 512,000,000 510,000,000 510,000,000 510,000,000 508,000,000 506,000,000 507,000,000 506,000,000 505 504 504 504 503 502 500 503 505 509 511 509 507 509 511 510,000,000 512,000,000 534,000,000 534,000,000 535,000,000 539,000,000 543,000,000 545,000,000 544,000,000 541,000,000 546,000,000 544,000,000 548,000,000 549,000,000 545,000,000 546,000,000 544,000,000 543,000,000 542,000,000 542,000,000 542,000,000 542,000,000 543,000,000 543,000,000 543,000,000 545,000,000 551,000,000 548,000,000 550,000,000 559,000,000 566,000,000 570,000,000 577,000,000 590,000,000 584,000,000 593,000,000 602,000,000 607,000,000 605,000,000 607,000,000 613,000,000 625,000,000 626,000,000 632,000,000 641,000,000 650,000,000 650,000,000 653,000,000 654,000,000 641,000,000 622,000,000 621,000,000 619,000,000 615,000,000 613,000,000 612,000,000  589,000,000 
      diluted
    515,000,000 513,000,000 514,000,000 514,000,000 514,000,000 510,000,000 512,000,000 510,000,000 510,000,000 506,000,000 509,000,000 506,000,000 507 504 504 508 509 508 506 509 511 517 518 517 516 519 520 519,000,000 522,000,000 546,000,000 546,000,000 547,000,000 551,000,000 555,000,000 557,000,000 555,000,000 551,000,000 551,000,000 551,000,000 553,000,000 552,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 548,000,000 547,000,000 547,000,000 548,000,000 548,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 551,000,000 556,000,000 552,000,000 553,000,000 563,000,000 571,000,000 575,000,000 581,000,000 594,000,000 587,000,000 596,000,000 602,000,000 614,000,000 612,000,000 612,000,000 621,000,000 638,000,000 638,000,000 644,000,000 651,000,000 661,000,000 659,000,000 661,000,000 659,000,000 648,000,000 632,000,000 626,000,000 623,000,000 619,000,000 613,000,000 616,000,000  592,000,000 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests included in continuing operations
                                                                                         
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests included in discontinued operations
                                                                                         
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests included in continuing operations
                                                                                         
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests included in discontinued operations
         2,250,000 4,000,000                                                                               
      goodwill impairment
           430,000,000                                                                              
      other income
           -20,000,000 -7,000,000    -1,000,000               -28,000,000 -25,000,000           -1,161,000,000 -3,169,000,000    -74,000,000    -24,000,000    -3,000,000 -22,000,000 -14,000,000 -62,000,000 -57,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000 4,000,000 37,000,000 117,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 -7,000,000 51,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 32,000,000 5,000,000 -1,000,000 21,000,000 17,000,000 -10,000,000 20,000,000 19,000,000 16,000,000 10,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000      
      loss per common share
                                                                                         
      basic
           -620,000                                                                              
      diluted
           -620,000                                                                              
      net income per common share
                                                                                         
      basic
            70,000 490,000 4,950,000 -280,000                670,000 680,000 660,000 1,020,000 640,000 720,000 -130,000 460,000 490,000 500,000 460,000 240,000 2,210,000 6,160,000 380,000  610,000 790,000 1,760,000 860,000 960,000 1,020,000 775,000 1,000,000 1,090,000 1,010,000                                 
      diluted
            70,000 490,000 4,930,000 -280,000                660,000 660,000 640,000 1,000,000 630,000 710,000 -130,000 450,000 480,000 490,000 460,000 240,000 2,190,000 6,120,000 370,000  600,000 780,000 1,740,000 860,000 950,000 1,010,000 765,000 990,000 1,070,000 1,000,000                                 
      goodwill impairments
                 27,000,000 2,785,000,000                                                                       
      other operating expense
             -14,000,000    16,000,000 48,000,000   -1,500,000 -1,000,000   -4,750,000 1,000,000                                                               
      loss from continuing operations before income taxes
             -85,250,000 -172,000,000                                                                           
      income tax benefit
             -49,750,000 -223,000,000                                                                   234,000,000 88,000,000       
      income before income taxes
                70,000,000 224,000,000 -2,966,000,000 295,000,000 94,000,000 283,000,000 451,000,000 392,000,000 351,000,000 270,500,000 415,000,000 289,000,000 378,000,000 298,250,000 481,000,000 363,000,000 391,000,000                   661,000,000 709,000,000 431,000,000 682,000,000 743,000,000 693,000,000 574,000,000 766,000,000 817,000,000 732,000,000 727,000,000 803,000,000 731,000,000 467,000,000 641,000,000 670,000,000 112,000,000 715,000,000 658,000,000 724,000,000 637,000,000 558,000,000 672,000,000 534,000,000 483,000,000 508,000,000 529,000,000 479,000,000           
      earnings per share
                                                                                         
      basic
                0.09 0.37 -5.83 0.5 0.14 0.48 0.9 0.59 0.59 0.34 0.7 0.48 0.65 -0.04 0.72                                                           
      diluted
                0.09 0.37 -5.83 0.5 0.14 0.47 0.89 0.59 0.58 0.32 0.69 0.48 0.64 -0.04 0.71                                                           
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                             4,000,000 6,000,000                                                           
      weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
                                                                                         
      basic
    515,000,000 513,000,000 514,000,000 513,000,000 512,000,000 510,000,000 510,000,000 510,000,000 508,000,000 506,000,000 507,000,000 506,000,000 505 504 504 504 503 502 500 503 505 509 511 509 507 509 511 510,000,000 512,000,000 534,000,000 534,000,000 535,000,000 539,000,000 543,000,000 545,000,000 544,000,000 541,000,000 546,000,000 544,000,000 548,000,000 549,000,000 545,000,000 546,000,000 544,000,000 543,000,000 542,000,000 542,000,000 542,000,000 542,000,000 543,000,000 543,000,000 543,000,000 545,000,000 551,000,000 548,000,000 550,000,000 559,000,000 566,000,000 570,000,000 577,000,000 590,000,000 584,000,000 593,000,000 602,000,000 607,000,000 605,000,000 607,000,000 613,000,000 625,000,000 626,000,000 632,000,000 641,000,000 650,000,000 650,000,000 653,000,000 654,000,000 641,000,000 622,000,000 621,000,000 619,000,000 615,000,000 613,000,000 612,000,000  589,000,000 
      diluted
    515,000,000 513,000,000 514,000,000 514,000,000 514,000,000 510,000,000 512,000,000 510,000,000 510,000,000 506,000,000 509,000,000 506,000,000 507 504 504 508 509 508 506 509 511 517 518 517 516 519 520 519,000,000 522,000,000 546,000,000 546,000,000 547,000,000 551,000,000 555,000,000 557,000,000 555,000,000 551,000,000 551,000,000 551,000,000 553,000,000 552,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 548,000,000 547,000,000 547,000,000 548,000,000 548,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 549,000,000 551,000,000 556,000,000 552,000,000 553,000,000 563,000,000 571,000,000 575,000,000 581,000,000 594,000,000 587,000,000 596,000,000 602,000,000 614,000,000 612,000,000 612,000,000 621,000,000 638,000,000 638,000,000 644,000,000 651,000,000 661,000,000 659,000,000 661,000,000 659,000,000 648,000,000 632,000,000 626,000,000 623,000,000 619,000,000 613,000,000 616,000,000  592,000,000 
      net interest expense
                                18,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 11,000,000 28,000,000 32,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 30,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 42,000,000 43,000,000 41,000,000 45,000,000 17,000,000 25,000,000 22,000,000 25,000,000 22,000,000 18,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 19,000,000 24,000,000 25,000,000 19,000,000 25,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 26,000,000 20,000,000  17,000,000 6,000,000  5,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 18,000,000 31,000,000 33,000,000 31,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000 21,000,000   
      marketing and administrative expenses
                                 629,000,000 685,000,000 681,000,000 622,000,000 697,000,000 685,000,000 635,000,000 570,000,000 663,000,000 726,000,000 709,000,000 641,000,000 733,000,000 794,000,000 1,097,000,000 1,015,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,040,000,000 998,000,000 920,000,000 1,064,000,000 984,000,000 838,000,000 795,000,000 1,040,000,000 743,000,000 789,000,000 752,000,000 787,000,000 765,000,000 716,000,000 833,000,000 670,000,000 721,000,000 683,000,000 788,000,000 672,000,000 660,000,000 611,000,000 681,000,000 703,000,000 640,000,000 663,000,000 621,000,000 583,000,000 562,000,000 582,000,000 526,000,000 491,000,000 537,000,000 483,000,000 462,000,000 532,000,000 464,000,000 328,750,000 438,000,000 
      claris settlement
                                 -20,000,000   -80,000,000                                                     
      cash dividends declared per common share
                                   190,000 160,000 112,500 160,000 160,000 130,000 93,750 130,000 130,000 115,000 288,750 115,000 520,000 520,000 382,500 520,000 520,000 490,000 357,500 490,000 490,000 450,000 280,000 450,000 335,000 335,000 310,000 310,000 310,000 310,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 260,000 260,000 260,000 218,000 218,000                
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                        -1,000,000                                                 
      loss from discontinued operations per common share
                                                                                         
      basic
                                                                                         
      diluted
                                        -10,000                                                 
      net income attributable to baxter international inc.
                                                         458,000,000 583,000,000 661,000,000 588,000,000 576,000,000 615,000,000 570,000,000 249,250,000 525,000,000 535,000,000  408,250,000 530,000,000 587,000,000 516,000,000                  
      net income attributable to baxter per common share
                                                                                         
      basic
                                                         900,000 1,070,000 1,200,000 1,050,000 1,020,000 1,080,000 990,000 730,000 900,000 900,000  950,000 880,000 970,000 840,000                  
      diluted
                                                         890,000 1,060,000 1,190,000 1,040,000 1,010,000 1,070,000 980,000 720,000 890,000 900,000  930,000 870,000 960,000 830,000                  
      less: noncontrolling interests
                                                             2,000,000 14,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000                  
      costs and expenses
                                                                                         
      cost of goods sold
                                                                        1,630,000,000 1,562,000,000 1,497,000,000 1,374,000,000 1,437,000,000 1,409,000,000 1,342,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,357,000,000 1,388,000,000 1,464,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,357,000,000 1,440,000,000 1,315,000,000 888,500,000 1,247,000,000 
      restructuring charge
                                                                                 -5,000,000      84,250,000  
      total costs and expenses
                                                                        2,593,000,000 2,517,000,000 2,343,000,000 2,267,000,000 2,321,000,000 2,146,000,000 2,078,000,000 2,251,000,000 2,055,000,000 2,048,000,000 2,165,000,000 2,085,000,000 1,974,000,000 2,711,000,000 1,957,000,000 1,433,750,000 1,853,000,000 
      earnings per common share
                                                                                         
      basic
                                                                        760,000 870,000 680,000 620,000 660,000 620,000 580,000           
      diluted
                                                                        740,000 850,000 670,000 610,000 650,000 610,000 570,000           
      net interest income
                                                                         25,000,000   -1,000,000             
      restructuring charges
                                                                            70,000,000         543,000,000    
      cost and expenses
                                                                                         
      restructuring adjustments
                                                                                         
      discontinued operations
                                                                                  -2,000,000 2,000,000 17,000,000 -1,000,000 -11,000,000 -4,250,000 -5,000,000 
      earnings per basic common share
                                                                                  520,000       
      continuing operations
                                                                               470,000 440,000 190,000  360,000 420,000 -280,000 310,000 227,500 470,000 
      earnings per diluted common share
                                                                                  510,000       
      income from discontinued operations
                                                                                         
      infusion pump charge
                                                                                  77,000,000       
      restructuring
                                                                                  -104,000,000       
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes
                                                                                    346,000,000   161,000,000 366,000,000 
      income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
                                                                                    259,000,000   131,750,000 273,000,000 
      income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting changes
                                                                                    276,000,000   136,000,000 278,000,000 
      cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of income tax benefit of 5
                                                                                       -4,250,000 -17,000,000 
      cumulative effect of accounting changes
                                                                                       -7,500 -30,000 
      in-process research and development expense
                                                                                         
      interest
                                                                                       17,750,000 25,000,000 
    Balance Sheets:
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    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 
                                                                                           
        current assets:
                                                                                           
        cash and cash equivalents
      2,017,000,000 1,966,000,000 1,726,000,000 1,686,000,000 2,294,000,000 1,764,000,000 1,420,000,000 2,095,000,000 3,026,000,000 3,194,000,000 5,788,000,000 1,722,000,000 1,673,000,000 1,718,000,000 1,601,000,000 1,852,000,000 2,294,000,000 2,951,000,000 3,258,000,000 3,136,000,000 3,182,000,000 3,730,000,000 4,359,000,000 4,085,000,000 4,110,000,000 3,335,000,000 3,009,000,000 2,925,000,000                                                          
        accounts receivable
      1,698,000,000 1,861,000,000 1,777,000,000 1,773,000,000 1,646,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,729,000,000 2,639,000,000 2,521,000,000 2,690,000,000 2,512,000,000 2,495,000,000 2,547,000,000 2,659,000,000 2,555,000,000 2,473,000,000 2,471,000,000 2,629,000,000 2,074,000,000 2,021,000,000 1,915,000,000 2,077,000,000 2,001,000,000 1,884,000,000 1,892,000,000 1,896,000,000 1,814,000,000                                                           
        inventories
      2,316,000,000 2,232,000,000 2,460,000,000 2,384,000,000 2,170,000,000 2,046,000,000 2,103,000,000 2,985,000,000 2,988,000,000 2,824,000,000 2,873,000,000 2,897,000,000 2,922,000,000 2,718,000,000 2,675,000,000 2,663,000,000 2,548,000,000 2,453,000,000 2,025,000,000 2,065,000,000 2,017,000,000 1,916,000,000 1,988,000,000 1,905,000,000 1,694,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,715,000,000 1,757,000,000                                                   1,944,000,000    2,166,000,000   
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      816,000,000 813,000,000 970,000,000 906,000,000 925,000,000 753,000,000 720,000,000 874,000,000 865,000,000 892,000,000 861,000,000 858,000,000 957,000,000 916,000,000 979,000,000 894,000,000 860,000,000 839,000,000 810,000,000 782,000,000 742,000,000 688,000,000 685,000,000 692,000,000 637,000,000 619,000,000 672,000,000                                                           
        total current assets
      6,847,000,000 6,872,000,000 6,933,000,000 6,749,000,000 7,035,000,000 8,853,000,000 8,864,000,000 8,593,000,000 9,400,000,000 9,600,000,000 12,034,000,000 8,205,000,000 8,099,000,000 8,011,000,000 7,810,000,000 7,882,000,000 8,173,000,000 8,872,000,000 8,167,000,000 8,004,000,000 7,856,000,000 8,411,000,000 9,033,000,000 8,566,000,000 8,333,000,000 7,503,000,000 7,210,000,000 7,218,000,000                                                   5,839,000,000    5,400,000,000   
        property, plant and equipment
      2,913,000,000 2,910,000,000 2,812,000,000 2,802,000,000 2,717,000,000 2,870,000,000 2,833,000,000 4,314,000,000 4,370,000,000 4,433,000,000 4,278,000,000 4,494,000,000 5,000,000,000 4,979,000,000 4,799,000,000 4,976,000,000 5,114,000,000 5,178,000,000 4,582,000,000 4,649,000,000 4,614,000,000 4,722,000,000 4,460,000,000 4,382,000,000 4,340,000,000 4,512,000,000 4,406,000,000 4,541,000,000 4,539,000,000 4,542,000,000 4,520,000,000 4,531,000,000 4,614,000,000 4,588,000,000 4,488,000,000 4,337,000,000 4,274,000,000 4,289,000,000 4,327,000,000 4,329,000,000 4,403,000,000 4,386,000,000 4,338,000,000 8,967,000,000 8,492,000,000 8,698,000,000 8,448,000,000 8,152,000,000 7,962,000,000 7,832,000,000 7,518,000,000 6,361,000,000 6,205,000,000 6,098,000,000 5,862,000,000 5,623,000,000 5,637,000,000 5,426,000,000 5,481,000,000 5,419,000,000 5,260,000,000 5,208,000,000 4,983,000,000 5,064,000,000 5,159,000,000 4,963,000,000 4,757,000,000 4,598,000,000 4,598,000,000 4,680,000,000 4,633,000,000 4,216,000,000 4,110,000,000 4,047,000,000 4,095,000,000 4,159,000,000 4,122,000,000 7,854,000,000  7,994,000,000    4,585,000,000  
        goodwill
      4,899,000,000 4,929,000,000 5,400,000,000 5,395,000,000 5,338,000,000 5,275,000,000 5,783,000,000 6,001,000,000 6,430,000,000 6,514,000,000 6,407,000,000 6,418,000,000 6,868,000,000 6,843,000,000 6,639,000,000 9,644,000,000 9,816,000,000 9,836,000,000 3,098,000,000 3,148,000,000 3,111,000,000 3,217,000,000 3,094,000,000 3,052,000,000 2,961,000,000 3,030,000,000 2,847,000,000 2,938,000,000 2,930,000,000                                                  1,560,000,000    1,648,000,000   
        other intangible assets
      4,218,000,000 4,369,000,000 4,805,000,000 4,950,000,000 5,081,000,000 5,223,000,000 5,449,000,000 5,741,000,000 5,905,000,000 6,079,000,000 6,230,000,000 6,470,000,000 6,640,000,000 6,793,000,000 6,927,000,000 7,459,000,000 7,693,000,000 7,792,000,000 1,876,000,000 1,910,000,000 1,962,000,000 1,671,000,000 1,678,000,000 1,716,000,000 1,759,000,000 1,471,000,000 1,365,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,441,000,000                                                  502,000,000    605,000,000   
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      277,000,000 276,000,000 270,000,000 289,000,000 301,000,000 306,000,000 327,000,000 524,000,000 531,000,000 524,000,000 519,000,000 533,000,000 554,000,000 550,000,000 546,000,000 566,000,000 609,000,000 630,000,000 581,000,000 567,000,000 567,000,000 603,000,000 578,000,000 581,000,000 577,000,000 608,000,000 589,000,000 588,000,000 517,000,000                                                         
        other non-current assets
      692,000,000 699,000,000 847,000,000 861,000,000 832,000,000 755,000,000 886,000,000 1,139,000,000 1,152,000,000 1,126,000,000 1,188,000,000 1,067,000,000 1,130,000,000 1,111,000,000 1,244,000,000 1,304,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,213,000,000 1,503,000,000 1,404,000,000 1,356,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,255,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,105,000,000 1,069,000,000 882,000,000 895,000,000                                                          
        total assets
      19,846,000,000 20,055,000,000 21,067,000,000 21,046,000,000 21,304,000,000 25,782,000,000 26,676,000,000 26,312,000,000 27,788,000,000 28,276,000,000 30,656,000,000 27,885,000,000 28,291,000,000 28,287,000,000 27,965,000,000 31,831,000,000 32,716,000,000 33,521,000,000 19,807,000,000 19,682,000,000 19,466,000,000 20,019,000,000 20,098,000,000 19,465,000,000 19,075,000,000 18,193,000,000 17,299,000,000 17,544,000,000 16,350,000,000  16,847,000,000 16,578,000,000 16,890,000,000  17,541,000,000 16,963,000,000 15,659,000,000  15,795,000,000 15,982,000,000 17,350,000,000  20,172,000,000 30,015,000,000 24,861,000,000  25,563,000,000 25,629,000,000 25,261,000,000  25,250,000,000 23,751,000,000 20,318,000,000  19,825,000,000 18,446,000,000 18,784,000,000 17,843,000,000 17,741,000,000 17,413,000,000  17,563,000,000 16,487,000,000 17,166,000,000  16,954,000,000 15,743,000,000 14,953,000,000 15,209,000,000 15,470,000,000 14,972,000,000 14,147,000,000 14,659,000,000 14,483,000,000 13,931,000,000 13,007,000,000 12,780,000,000 13,783,000,000 13,626,000,000 13,808,000,000 13,769,000,000 13,660,000,000 13,730,000,000  13,353,000,000 
        current liabilities:
                                                                                           
        short-term debt
       1,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 11,000,000 2,126,000,000     514,000,000 249,000,000 50,000,000 299,000,000 275,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000 301,000,000 301,000,000 51,000,000    1,000,000 221,000,000 226,000,000  2,000,000                                                   500,000,000    177,000,000   
        current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations
      842,000,000 2,000,000 751,000,000 2,000,000 651,000,000 626,000,000 2,498,000,000 2,468,000,000 2,634,000,000 2,668,000,000 1,912,000,000 1,928,000,000 1,103,000,000 1,105,000,000 4,000,000 208,000,000 209,000,000 210,000,000 209,000,000 406,000,000 407,000,000 406,000,000 727,000,000 318,000,000 315,000,000 315,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000                                                          
        accounts payable
      1,086,000,000 999,000,000 953,000,000 995,000,000 963,000,000 968,000,000 841,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,329,000,000 1,241,000,000 1,246,000,000 1,240,000,000 1,290,000,000 1,139,000,000 1,234,000,000 1,282,000,000 1,223,000,000 1,246,000,000 999,000,000 1,005,000,000 1,023,000,000                                                                 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      1,765,000,000 1,968,000,000 2,067,000,000 1,936,000,000 1,856,000,000 1,861,000,000 1,772,000,000 2,412,000,000 2,402,000,000 2,594,000,000 2,537,000,000 2,278,000,000 2,317,000,000 2,202,000,000 2,195,000,000 2,226,000,000 2,258,000,000 2,479,000,000 1,932,000,000 1,882,000,000 1,757,000,000                                                                 
        total current liabilities
      3,693,000,000 2,970,000,000 3,775,000,000 2,939,000,000 3,481,000,000 6,511,000,000 6,200,000,000 6,131,000,000 6,365,000,000 6,503,000,000 6,209,000,000 5,765,000,000 4,760,000,000 4,745,000,000 3,708,000,000 3,916,000,000 3,890,000,000 4,236,000,000 3,441,000,000 3,344,000,000 3,187,000,000 3,333,000,000 3,422,000,000 2,880,000,000 3,036,000,000 3,230,000,000 2,611,000,000 2,597,000,000                                                   4,361,000,000    3,276,000,000   
        long-term debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion
      8,621,000,000 9,473,000,000 8,747,000,000 9,492,000,000 9,412,000,000 10,374,000,000 10,437,000,000 10,436,000,000 11,092,000,000 11,130,000,000 14,067,000,000 14,306,000,000 15,278,000,000  16,153,000,000 16,278,000,000 16,765,000,000                                                                     
        operating lease liabilities
      224,000,000 223,000,000 210,000,000 225,000,000 235,000,000 243,000,000 259,000,000 439,000,000 444,000,000 438,000,000 436,000,000 438,000,000 458,000,000 456,000,000 454,000,000 470,000,000 508,000,000 522,000,000 484,000,000 469,000,000 472,000,000 501,000,000 490,000,000 488,000,000 486,000,000 510,000,000 494,000,000 490,000,000 420,000,000                                                         
        other non-current liabilities
      1,292,000,000 1,287,000,000 1,121,000,000 1,097,000,000 1,122,000,000 1,076,000,000 1,263,000,000 1,598,000,000 1,652,000,000 1,737,000,000 1,778,000,000 1,622,000,000 1,854,000,000 1,959,000,000 2,071,000,000 2,264,000,000 2,434,000,000 2,493,000,000 1,621,000,000 1,624,000,000 1,636,000,000 1,673,000,000 1,824,000,000 1,882,000,000 1,827,000,000 1,732,000,000 1,514,000,000 1,464,000,000                                                          
        total liabilities
      13,830,000,000 13,953,000,000 13,853,000,000 13,753,000,000 14,250,000,000 18,758,000,000 18,734,000,000 18,604,000,000 19,553,000,000 19,808,000,000 22,490,000,000 22,254,000,000 22,350,000,000 22,392,000,000 22,386,000,000 22,928,000,000 23,597,000,000 24,400,000,000 10,992,000,000 11,147,000,000 10,976,000,000 11,293,000,000 11,496,000,000 11,305,000,000 11,345,000,000 10,281,000,000 9,682,000,000 9,708,000,000                                                          
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                           
        equity:
                                                                                           
        common stock
      683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000                                                   648,000,000    649,000,000   
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 167,047,900 shares in 2026 and 169,213,617 shares in 2025
      -10,737,000,000                                                                                     
        additional contributed capital
      6,214,000,000 6,368,000,000 6,345,000,000 6,328,000,000 6,309,000,000 6,421,000,000 6,391,000,000 6,353,000,000 6,339,000,000 6,389,000,000 6,368,000,000 6,341,000,000 6,312,000,000 6,322,000,000 6,297,000,000 6,253,000,000 6,207,000,000 6,197,000,000 6,131,000,000 6,090,000,000 6,043,000,000 6,043,000,000 6,009,000,000 5,975,000,000 5,935,000,000 5,955,000,000 5,926,000,000 5,906,000,000                                                   3,514,000,000    3,728,000,000   
        retained earnings
      13,685,000,000 13,705,000,000 14,837,000,000 14,970,000,000 14,968,000,000 14,929,000,000 15,529,000,000 15,539,000,000 16,003,000,000 16,114,000,000 16,015,000,000 13,655,000,000 13,947,000,000 14,050,000,000 14,015,000,000 17,099,000,000 16,994,000,000 17,065,000,000 16,967,000,000 16,658,000,000 16,502,000,000 16,328,000,000 16,285,000,000 16,055,000,000 15,935,000,000 15,718,000,000 15,849,000,000 16,184,000,000                                                   2,807,000,000    2,372,000,000   
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -3,802,000,000  -3,733,000,000 -3,746,000,000 -3,942,000,000  -3,647,000,000 -3,828,000,000 -3,722,000,000                                                                      -1,436,000,000       
        total baxter stockholders’ equity
      6,043,000,000 6,129,000,000 7,241,000,000 7,320,000,000 7,081,000,000 6,964,000,000 7,872,000,000 7,643,000,000 8,173,000,000 8,402,000,000 8,101,000,000 5,569,000,000 5,879,000,000 5,833,000,000 5,535,000,000 8,859,000,000 9,075,000,000 9,077,000,000 8,770,000,000 8,494,000,000 8,452,000,000 8,689,000,000 8,567,000,000 8,128,000,000 7,699,000,000 7,882,000,000 7,588,000,000 7,812,000,000                                                          
        noncontrolling interests
      -27,000,000 -27,000,000 -27,000,000 -27,000,000 -27,000,000 60,000,000 70,000,000 65,000,000 62,000,000 66,000,000 65,000,000 62,000,000 62,000,000 62,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 45,000,000 41,000,000 38,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 29,000,000 24,000,000                                                          
        total equity
      6,016,000,000 6,102,000,000 7,214,000,000 7,293,000,000 7,054,000,000 7,024,000,000 7,942,000,000 7,708,000,000 8,235,000,000 8,468,000,000 8,166,000,000 5,631,000,000 5,941,000,000 5,895,000,000 5,579,000,000 8,903,000,000 9,119,000,000 9,121,000,000 8,815,000,000 8,535,000,000 8,490,000,000 8,726,000,000 8,602,000,000 8,160,000,000 7,730,000,000 7,912,000,000 7,617,000,000 7,836,000,000                                                          
        total liabilities and equity
      19,846,000,000 20,055,000,000 21,067,000,000 21,046,000,000 21,304,000,000 25,782,000,000 26,676,000,000 26,312,000,000 27,788,000,000 28,276,000,000 30,656,000,000 27,885,000,000 28,291,000,000 28,287,000,000 27,965,000,000 31,831,000,000 32,716,000,000 33,521,000,000 19,807,000,000 19,682,000,000 19,466,000,000 20,019,000,000 20,098,000,000 19,465,000,000 19,075,000,000 18,193,000,000 17,299,000,000 17,544,000,000 16,350,000,000  16,847,000,000 16,578,000,000 16,890,000,000  17,541,000,000 16,963,000,000 15,659,000,000  15,795,000,000 15,982,000,000 17,350,000,000  20,172,000,000 30,015,000,000 24,861,000,000  25,563,000,000 25,629,000,000 25,261,000,000  25,250,000,000 23,751,000,000 20,318,000,000  19,825,000,000 18,446,000,000 18,784,000,000 17,843,000,000 17,741,000,000 17,413,000,000  17,563,000,000 16,487,000,000 17,166,000,000  16,954,000,000 15,743,000,000 14,953,000,000                  
        current assets of discontinued operations
           2,611,000,000 2,892,000,000     233,000,000                                                                          
        non-current assets of discontinued operations
           2,500,000,000 2,534,000,000     698,000,000                                                                          
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
           930,000,000 1,089,000,000     70,000,000                                                                          
        non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
           554,000,000 575,000,000     123,000,000                                                                          
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 169,213,617 shares in 2025 and 172,567,636 shares in 2024
       -10,873,000,000                                                                                    
        accumulated other comprehensive income
       -3,754,000,000    -4,010,000,000    -3,554,000,000 -3,716,000,000 -3,814,000,000 -3,739,000,000 -3,833,000,000 -4,054,000,000 -3,767,000,000 -3,387,000,000 -3,380,000,000 -3,482,000,000 -3,376,000,000 -3,480,000,000 -3,314,000,000 -3,839,000,000 -3,988,000,000 -4,177,000,000 -3,710,000,000 -4,288,000,000 -4,639,000,000                                                          
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 169,548,900 shares in 2025 and 172,567,636 shares in 2024
        -10,891,000,000                                                                                   
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 169,996,752 shares in 2025 and 172,567,636 shares in 2024
         -10,915,000,000                                                                                  
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 170,414,885 shares in 2025 and 172,567,636 shares in 2024
          -10,937,000,000                                                                                 
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 172,567,636 shares in 2024 and 175,861,893 shares in 2023
           -11,059,000,000                                                                                
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 173,032,822 shares in 2024 and 175,861,893 shares in 2023
            -11,084,000,000                                                                               
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 173,429,843 shares in 2024 and 175,861,893 shares in 2023
             -11,104,000,000                                                                              
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 173,930,493 shares in 2024 and 175,861,893 shares in 2023
              -11,130,000,000                                                                             
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 175,861,893 shares in 2023 and 179,062,594 shares in 2022
               -11,230,000,000                                                                            
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 176,198,622 shares in 2023 and 179,062,594 shares in 2022
                -11,249,000,000                                                                           
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 177,125,182 shares in 2023 and 179,062,594 shares in 2022
                 -11,296,000,000                                                                          
        common stock in treasury, at cost,177,658,649 shares in 2023 and 179,062,594 shares in 2022
                  -11,324,000,000                                                                         
        long-term debt and finance lease obligations
                   15,232,000,000    17,149,000,000 5,446,000,000 5,710,000,000 5,681,000,000 5,786,000,000 5,760,000,000 6,055,000,000 5,996,000,000 4,809,000,000 5,063,000,000 5,157,000,000 3,451,000,000                                                         
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 179,062,594 shares in 2022 and 181,879,516 shares in 2021
                   -11,389,000,000                                                                        
        common stock in treasury, at cost,179,451,293 shares in 2022 and 181,879,516 shares in 2021
                    -11,406,000,000                                                                       
        common stock in treasury, at cost,179,687,824 shares in 2022 and 181,879,516 shares in 2021
                     -11,409,000,000                                                                      
        common stock in treasury, at cost,180,058,105 shares in 2022 and 181,879,516 shares in 2021
                      -11,422,000,000                                                                     
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 181,879,516 shares in 2021 and 178,580,208 shares in 2020
                       -11,488,000,000                                                                    
        common stock in treasury, at cost,182,847,640 shares in 2021 and 178,580,208 shares in 2020
                        -11,529,000,000                                                                   
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 183,639,786 shares in 2021 and 178,580,208 shares in 2020
                         -11,561,000,000                                                                  
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 180,817,748 shares in 2021 and 178,580,208 shares in 2020
                          -11,296,000,000                                                                 
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                           2,927,000,000 2,695,000,000 2,561,000,000 2,500,000,000 2,689,000,000 2,609,000,000 2,593,000,000                                                   2,501,000,000    2,532,000,000   
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 178,580,208 shares in 2020 and 177,340,358 shares in 2019
                           -11,051,000,000                                                                
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 172,705,772 shares in 2020 and 177,340,358 shares in 2019
                            -10,571,000,000                                                               
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 173,312,541 shares in 2020 and 177,340,358 shares in 2019
                             -10,597,000,000                                                              
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 175,106,170 shares in 2020 and 177,340,358 shares in 2019
                              -10,677,000,000                                                             
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 177,340,358 shares in 2019 and 170,495,859 shares in 2018
                               -10,764,000,000                                                            
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 175,461,299 shares in 2019 and 170,495,859 shares in 2018
                                -10,582,000,000                                                           
        accounts and other current receivables
                                 1,885,000,000                                                   1,959,000,000    2,097,000,000   
        prepaid expenses and other
                                 651,000,000                                                   273,000,000    280,000,000   
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 173,275,586 shares in 2019 and 170,495,859 shares in 2018
                                 -10,322,000,000                                                          
        current assets
                                  1,908,000,000 1,832,000,000 2,860,000,000 2,857,000,000 2,947,000,000 3,394,000,000 3,517,000,000 3,817,000,000 2,858,000,000 2,801,000,000 2,597,000,000 2,630,000,000 2,211,000,000 2,213,000,000 1,970,000,000 6,680,000,000 2,530,000,000 2,925,000,000 2,078,000,000 1,866,000,000 2,049,000,000 2,733,000,000 2,376,000,000 5,989,000,000 2,689,000,000 3,270,000,000 3,191,000,000 2,353,000,000 2,272,000,000 2,338,000,000 2,018,000,000 2,168,000,000 2,685,000,000 2,788,000,000 2,300,000,000 2,673,000,000 2,786,000,000 2,571,000,000 1,802,000,000 1,703,000,000 2,191,000,000 2,147,000,000 1,736,000,000 1,818,000,000 2,486,000,000 2,384,000,000 2,067,000,000 1,061,000,000 881,000,000 1,712,000,000  1,106,000,000 822,000,000 760,000,000  927,000,000 830,000,000 
        other
                                  836,000,000                                                  1,568,000,000    1,523,000,000   
        current liabilities
                                  796,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000   791,000,000 817,000,000 1,775,000,000 1,962,000,000 1,493,000,000 2,151,000,000 913,000,000 392,000,000 186,000,000 49,000,000 181,000,000 42,000,000 33,000,000 333,000,000 27,000,000 16,000,000 385,000,000 313,000,000 87,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 234,000,000 230,000,000 230,000,000 40,000,000 44,000,000 46,000,000 190,000,000 192,000,000 72,000,000 59,000,000 64,000,000 423,000,000  550,000,000 178,000,000 205,000,000  150,000,000  
        other long-term liabilities
                                  1,483,000,000 1,516,000,000 1,545,000,000 1,585,000,000 1,605,000,000 1,665,000,000 1,925,000,000 1,786,000,000 1,762,000,000 1,743,000,000 1,691,000,000 1,655,000,000 2,439,000,000 2,425,000,000 2,555,000,000 3,628,000,000 3,819,000,000 4,113,000,000 3,394,000,000 3,619,000,000 3,406,000,000 3,351,000,000 3,856,000,000 3,296,000,000 3,382,000,000 3,073,000,000 2,563,000,000 2,532,000,000 2,552,000,000 2,041,000,000 2,088,000,000 2,202,000,000 2,289,000,000 2,241,000,000 2,149,000,000 2,167,000,000 2,030,000,000 2,039,000,000 1,981,000,000 1,998,000,000 1,641,000,000 1,686,000,000 2,008,000,000 2,142,000,000 2,127,000,000 2,131,000,000 1,944,000,000 1,937,000,000 1,832,000,000 2,128,000,000 2,016,000,000 2,081,000,000 2,046,000,000 2,299,000,000 2,289,000,000 2,216,000,000 1,738,000,000 
        equity
                                  683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000                  
        other assets
                                   2,958,000,000 2,980,000,000 2,984,000,000 3,107,000,000 3,099,000,000 3,117,000,000 2,746,000,000 2,633,000,000 2,595,000,000 2,679,000,000 2,658,000,000 2,727,000,000 2,687,000,000 2,720,000,000 3,792,000,000 3,694,000,000 3,874,000,000 4,016,000,000 4,226,000,000 4,227,000,000 4,205,000,000 3,780,000,000 2,498,000,000 2,506,000,000 2,502,000,000 2,498,000,000 2,467,000,000 2,488,000,000 2,119,000,000 2,168,000,000 2,060,000,000 2,015,000,000 2,027,000,000 1,956,000,000 2,002,000,000 1,825,000,000 1,836,000,000 1,756,000,000 1,642,000,000 1,703,000,000 1,761,000,000 1,768,000,000 1,649,000,000 1,620,000,000 1,610,000,000 1,587,000,000 1,581,000,000 1,562,000,000 1,560,000,000  1,617,000,000 1,640,000,000 1,633,000,000  1,648,000,000 1,581,000,000 
        long-term debt and lease obligations
                                   3,473,000,000 3,485,000,000 3,495,000,000 3,550,000,000 3,509,000,000 3,495,000,000 3,454,000,000 2,784,000,000 2,779,000,000 2,834,000,000 2,094,000,000 2,068,000,000 3,935,000,000 3,791,000,000 12,054,000,000 7,680,000,000 7,606,000,000 7,753,000,000 7,528,000,000 7,517,000,000 8,126,000,000 8,652,000,000 8,624,000,000 5,157,000,000 5,580,000,000 5,614,000,000 4,432,000,000 4,411,000,000 4,447,000,000 4,378,000,000 4,351,000,000 4,363,000,000 4,360,000,000 4,119,000,000 4,056,000,000 3,440,000,000 4,136,000,000 3,593,000,000 3,675,000,000 3,185,000,000 3,172,000,000 2,731,000,000 2,024,000,000 2,051,000,000 2,124,000,000 2,680,000,000 2,244,000,000 2,276,000,000 3,008,000,000 3,039,000,000 3,022,000,000 4,411,000,000 4,429,000,000 4,630,000,000 4,421,000,000 4,778,000,000 
        non-current liabilities held for disposition
                                                                                           
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                          683,000,000  683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000 683,000,000         
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                          15,209,000,000 15,470,000,000 14,972,000,000 14,147,000,000 14,659,000,000 14,483,000,000 13,931,000,000 13,007,000,000 12,780,000,000         
        shareholders' equity
                                                                           683,000,000                
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                   648,000,000  648,000,000 648,000,000 649,000,000  649,000,000 649,000,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                   13,783,000,000 13,626,000,000 13,808,000,000   13,730,000,000  13,353,000,000 
        cash and equivalents
                                                                                    1,428,000,000    648,000,000   
        short-term deferred income taxes
                                                                                    235,000,000    209,000,000   
        at cost
                                                                                    7,831,000,000    7,815,000,000   
        accumulated depreciation and amortization
                                                                                    -3,674,000,000       
        net property, plant and equipment
                                                                                    4,157,000,000    4,554,000,000   
        total other assets
                                                                                    3,630,000,000    3,776,000,000   
        current maturities of long-term debt and lease obligations
                                                                                    950,000,000       
        income taxes payable
                                                                                    410,000,000    567,000,000   
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 26,856,182 shares in 2005 and 30,489,183 shares in 2004
                                                                                    -1,323,000,000       
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                                    4,210,000,000    3,535,000,000   
        property, plant
                                                                                      7,840,000,000 7,799,000,000   7,535,000,000 
        and equipment
                                                                                       -3,469,000,000    
        common stock in treasury, at cost, 36,110,243 shares in 2004 and 37,273,424 shares in 2003
                                                                                           
        current
                                                                                          149,000,000 
        liabilities
                                                                                          2,000,000 
        long-term deferred income taxes
                                                                                          139,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 
                                                                                            
          cash flows from operations
        213,000,000 584,000,000 237,000,000 217,000,000 -193,000,000 488,000,000 253,000,000 115,000,000 163,000,000 531,000,000 365,000,000 351,000,000 479,000,000 439,000,000 290,000,000 274,000,000 208,000,000 693,000,000 675,000,000 477,000,000 377,000,000 712,000,000 510,000,000 374,000,000 272,000,000 829,000,000 664,000,000 264,000,000 347,000,000  544,000,000 343,000,000 389,000,000  251,000,000 265,000,000 272,000,000  130,000,000 1,212,000,000 3,380,000,000  1,000,000 332,000,000 430,000,000  468,000,000 520,000,000 556,000,000  544,000,000 590,000,000 552,000,000  583,000,000 661,000,000 588,000,000 578,000,000 629,000,000 577,000,000 426,000,000 524,000,000 537,000,000 -60,000,000 576,000,000 532,000,000 589,000,000 518,000,000          -114,000,000 554,000,000 224,000,000   -55,000,000  
          net income
        -15,000,000 -1,128,000,000 -46,000,000 91,000,000 126,000,000 -510,000,000   39,000,000 246,000,000 2,511,000,000 -139,000,000 45,000,000 185,000,000 -2,934,000,000 255,000,000 73,000,000 242,000,000 452,000,000 301,000,000 300,000,000 171,000,000 359,000,000 247,000,000 333,000,000 -19,000,000 340,000,000                                                          
          less: income from discontinued operations, net of tax
        2,000,000 -93,000,000 5,000,000 -31,000,000 62,000,000 -22,000,000    173,000,000 2,460,000,000                                                                          
          income from continuing operations
        -17,000,000 -1,035,000,000 -51,000,000 122,000,000 64,000,000 -488,000,000   39,000,000                                                                          189,000,000  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operations:
                                                                                            
          depreciation and amortization
        237,000,000 240,000,000 237,000,000 257,000,000 247,000,000 245,000,000 129,000,000 288,000,000 335,000,000 324,000,000 311,000,000 309,000,000 319,000,000 334,000,000 334,000,000 355,000,000 380,000,000 245,000,000 206,000,000 222,000,000 217,000,000 213,000,000 209,000,000 202,000,000 199,000,000 209,000,000 187,000,000                                                        148,000,000  
          deferred income taxes
        29,000,000 192,000,000 50,000,000 -23,000,000 -142,000,000 -126,000,000 -1,000,000 -66,000,000 -69,000,000 98,000,000 -441,000,000 -106,000,000 -50,000,000 -51,000,000 -87,000,000 -32,000,000 -55,000,000 -48,000,000 -62,000,000 -11,000,000 -25,000,000 -43,000,000 -22,000,000 -6,000,000 -17,000,000 -265,000,000 10,000,000                                                        10,000,000  
          stock compensation
        10,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 10,000,000 39,000,000 22,000,000 28,000,000 25,000,000 30,000,000 41,000,000 37,000,000 25,000,000 32,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 32,000,000 53,000,000 34,000,000 37,000,000 22,000,000 33,000,000 33,000,000 35,000,000 29,000,000 30,000,000 35,000,000                                                          
          net periodic pension and other postretirement costs
        -4,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -10,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000  14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000  26,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000                                                                
          other long-lived asset impairments
         3,000,000 2,000,000 22,000,000 2,000,000 31,000,000   9,000,000                                                                           
          other
        13,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 14,000,000 6,000,000 21,000,000 -4,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000 32,000,000 14,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 23,000,000 6,000,000 -29,000,000 -12,000,000 46,000,000 36,000,000 -4,000,000 14,000,000 32,000,000 27,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 25,000,000 69,000,000                                                        23,000,000  
          changes in balance sheet items:
                                                                                            
          accounts receivable
        152,000,000 -88,000,000 -4,000,000 -66,000,000 26,000,000 -18,000,000 6,000,000 -160,000,000 137,000,000 -121,000,000 -47,000,000 -34,000,000 136,000,000 -30,000,000 -159,000,000 -110,000,000 153,000,000 -42,000,000 -86,000,000 -93,000,000 51,000,000 -101,000,000 35,000,000 -60,000,000 -42,000,000                                                         -99,000,000  
          inventories
        -95,000,000 241,000,000 -81,000,000 -157,000,000 -122,000,000 -21,000,000 49,000,000 -25,000,000 -204,000,000 102,000,000 -7,000,000 -28,000,000 -181,000,000 49,000,000 -102,000,000 -203,000,000 -105,000,000 112,000,000 6,000,000 -26,000,000 -129,000,000 143,000,000 -44,000,000 -178,000,000 -83,000,000 92,000,000 3,000,000                                                        -68,000,000  
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        2,000,000 104,000,000 -42,000,000 34,000,000 -24,000,000 -64,000,000 -17,000,000 -34,000,000 -10,000,000 4,000,000 -5,000,000 -39,000,000 59,000,000 -31,000,000 -54,000,000 -13,000,000 10,000,000 -27,000,000 -26,000,000 2,000,000                                                                
          accounts payable
        102,000,000 39,000,000 -57,000,000 5,000,000 16,000,000 109,000,000 -61,000,000 -67,000,000 131,000,000 -29,000,000 -21,000,000 157,000,000 -160,000,000 -7,000,000 86,000,000 5,000,000 90,000,000 23,000,000 -31,000,000 22,000,000                                                                
          accrued expenses and other current liabilities
        -203,000,000 118,000,000 182,000,000 -8,000,000 -143,000,000 236,000,000 -27,000,000 25,000,000 -190,000,000 40,000,000 212,000,000 67,000,000 93,000,000 -23,000,000 -19,000,000 -10,000,000 -221,000,000 17,000,000 100,000,000 115,000,000 -124,000,000                                                                
          cash flows from operations - continuing operations
        213,000,000  237,000,000 217,000,000 -99,000,000  98,000,000 115,000,000 163,000,000  317,000,000                                                                          
          cash flows from operations - discontinued operations
          -94,000,000      48,000,000                                                                          
          cash flows from investing activities
        -133,000,000 -198,000,000 -111,000,000 -115,000,000 3,265,000,000 -205,000,000 -164,000,000 -91,000,000 -166,000,000 -230,000,000 3,786,000,000 -173,000,000 -170,000,000 -256,000,000 -184,000,000 -187,000,000 -304,000,000 -10,267,000,000 -207,000,000 -188,000,000 -538,000,000 -264,000,000 -157,000,000 -154,000,000 -604,000,000 -421,000,000 -217,000,000 -264,000,000 -198,000,000  -157,000,000 -156,000,000 -155,000,000  -131,000,000 -156,000,000 -123,000,000  -167,000,000 -168,000,000 -184,000,000  363,000,000 -500,000,000 -521,000,000 -573,000,000 -481,000,000 -423,000,000 -421,000,000 -488,000,000 -398,000,000 -347,000,000 -292,000,000 -399,000,000 -259,000,000 -264,000,000 -239,000,000 -235,000,000 -210,000,000 -198,000,000 -264,000,000 -232,000,000   -380,000,000 -247,000,000 -216,000,000 -171,000,000 -251,000,000 -207,000,000 -157,000,000 -166,000,000 -165,000,000 -93,000,000 -138,000,000 -122,000,000 -76,000,000 -165,000,000     -77,000,000  
          capital expenditures
        -137,000,000 -140,000,000 -111,000,000 -140,000,000 -122,000,000 -132,000,000 -22,000,000 -116,000,000 -176,000,000 -190,000,000 -174,000,000 -156,000,000 -172,000,000 -200,000,000 -168,000,000 -171,000,000 -140,000,000 -235,000,000 -179,000,000 -158,000,000 -171,000,000 -237,000,000 -156,000,000 -144,000,000 -172,000,000 -191,000,000 -153,000,000                                                        -89,000,000  
          other investing activities
        4,000,000 26,000,000 34,000,000 -2,000,000 8,000,000   7,000,000 14,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000 18,000,000 6,000,000 14,000,000 1,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 2,000,000 11,000,000                                                          
          cash flows from investing activities - continuing operations
        -133,000,000 -114,000,000 -111,000,000 -115,000,000 -124,000,000 -129,000,000 -24,000,000 -91,000,000 -166,000,000 -183,000,000 -163,000,000                                                                          
          cash flows from investing activities - discontinued operations
         -84,000,000 3,389,000,000 -76,000,000    -47,000,000 3,949,000,000                                                                          
          cash flows from financing activities
        -11,000,000 -147,000,000 -81,000,000 -762,000,000 -3,226,000,000 141,000,000 -146,000,000 -936,000,000 -140,000,000 -2,935,000,000 -62,000,000 -120,000,000 -372,000,000 -119,000,000 -302,000,000 -469,000,000 -548,000,000 9,276,000,000 -324,000,000 -349,000,000 -358,000,000 -1,143,000,000 -111,000,000 -261,000,000 1,170,000,000 -116,000,000 -354,000,000 173,000,000 795,000,000    -87,000,000     1,580,000,000 61,000,000  121,000,000 5,847,000,000 900,000,000  7,000,000 2,000,000 32,000,000  9,000,000 3,481,000,000 8,000,000  1,010,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 48,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000 602,000,000 10,000,000 501,000,000 3,000,000 358,000,000 9,000,000 505,000,000 4,000,000 16,000,000 42,000,000 15,000,000 624,000,000 8,000,000 75,000,000 411,000,000 -379,000,000 20,000,000   -150,000,000  
          repayments of debt
         -1,984,000,000 -680,000,000 -2,825,000,000 -1,830,000,000 -3,000,000 -809,000,000 -15,000,000 -2,281,000,000 -211,000,000 -139,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -204,000,000 -345,000,000 -404,000,000 -2,416,000,000                                                                   
          repayments of debt with original maturities of three months or less
                                                                                           
          cash dividends on common stock
        -5,000,000 -87,000,000 -87,000,000 -87,000,000 -87,000,000 -147,000,000 -148,000,000 -148,000,000 -147,000,000 -147,000,000 -147,000,000 -146,000,000 -146,000,000 -146,000,000 -146,000,000 -141,000,000 -140,000,000 -140,000,000 -141,000,000 -124,000,000 -125,000,000 -125,000,000 -125,000,000 -112,000,000 -111,000,000 -113,000,000 -112,000,000                                                          
          proceeds from stock issued under employee benefit plans
        8,000,000 5,000,000 9,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 40,000,000 9,000,000 32,000,000 18,000,000 36,000,000 13,000,000 26,000,000 22,000,000 66,000,000 52,000,000 42,000,000 45,000,000 48,000,000 22,000,000 29,000,000 85,000,000 66,000,000 22,000,000 72,000,000                                                        31,000,000  
          other financing activities
        -14,000,000 -39,000,000 7,000,000 -1,000,000 -24,000,000 -16,000,000 -6,000,000 9,000,000 -18,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -51,000,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -21,000,000 -5,000,000 -25,000,000 -7,000,000 4,000,000 -9,000,000 -28,000,000 -4,000,000 -14,000,000 -9,000,000 -25,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000                                                          
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - continuing operations
        -18,000,000  -5,000,000 52,000,000 36,000,000                                                                                
          increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        51,000,000 240,000,000 40,000,000 -608,000,000 -118,000,000 334,000,000 -16,000,000   -2,594,000,000        -305,000,000 121,000,000 -46,000,000 -550,000,000 -630,000,000 272,000,000                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        1,968,000,000  2,414,000,000  3,198,000,000  1,722,000,000  2,956,000,000  3,736,000,000                                                               
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        2,019,000,000  40,000,000 -608,000,000 2,296,000,000  -16,000,000 -934,000,000 3,030,000,000  4,066,000,000 49,000,000 1,677,000,000  -252,000,000 -443,000,000 2,299,000,000  121,000,000 -46,000,000 3,186,000,000  272,000,000                                                              
          less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations
             -10,000,000                                                                               
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of continuing operations
        2,019,000,000 240,000,000 40,000,000 -608,000,000 2,296,000,000 344,000,000                                                                               
          goodwill impairments
                     27,000,000                                                                       
          indefinite-lived asset impairments
                                                                                            
          gain on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                            
          cash flows from operations – continuing operations
                         693,000,000 675,000,000 477,000,000 377,000,000 712,000,000 510,000,000 374,000,000 274,000,000 829,000,000 664,000,000                                                          
          cash flows from operations – discontinued operations
                             -2,000,000                                                          
          acquisitions of developed technology and investments
           -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -6,000,000                                                                            
          proceeds from sale of marketable equity securities
             18,000,000 16,000,000                                                                            
          issuances of debt
                         11,853,000,000     1,240,000,000                                                         87,000,000  
          increase in short term debt
                                                                                            
          net (decreases) increases in debt with original maturities of three months or less
                                                                                            
          payments of contingent liabilities
         -40,000,000                                                                                   
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
               -22,000,000 -25,000,000 40,000,000 -23,000,000 -9,000,000 18,000,000 54,000,000 -56,000,000 -61,000,000 -13,000,000 -7,000,000 -23,000,000 14,000,000 -31,000,000 65,000,000 30,000,000                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                                            
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                                            
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - discontinued operations
                                                                                            
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operations:
                                                                                            
          net decreases in debt with original maturities of three months or less
            -300,000,000       198,000,000 -249,000,000    -45,000,000      -1,000,000                                                              
          pension settlement and curtailment losses
                                                                                            
          intangible asset impairments
                    12,000,000                                                                     
          loss on product divestiture arrangement
                                                                                           
          reclassification of cumulative translation loss to earnings
                                                                                           
          loss on subsidiary liquidation
                                                                                            
          purchases of treasury stock
                        -35,000,000 -312,000,000 -253,000,000     -241,000,000 -309,000,000                                                        -11,000,000  
          net increases in debt with original maturities of three months or less
                                                                                            
          net loss
                                                                                            
          loss from continuing operations
                 73,000,000                                                                           
          goodwill impairment
                                                                                            
          decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                -168,000,000   49,000,000 -45,000,000  -252,000,000 -443,000,000 -657,000,000                                                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows operations:
                                                                                            
          losses on debt extinguishments
                                                                                            
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and investments
                 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -57,000,000 -16,000,000 -16,000,000 -174,000,000 -10,039,000,000 -46,000,000 -36,000,000 -381,000,000  -13,000,000                                                              
          debt issuance costs
                         -61,000,000                                                                   
          property, plant and equipment impairments
                                                                                            
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                            
          net periodic pension benefit and other postretirement costs
                               20,000,000 20,000,000 14,000,000 1,000,000                                                          
          settlement of interest rate derivative contracts
                                                                                            
          net increase in debt with original maturities of three months or less
                         -5,000,000 200,000,000                                                                  
          net increases (decreases) in debt with original maturities of three months or less
                      75,000,000                                                                      
          pension settlement charges
                                                                                            
          loss on debt extinguishment
                                                                                            
          intangible asset impairment
                                                                                          
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                            
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                            
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                             107,000,000 84,000,000 62,000,000 -110,000,000 37,000,000 59,000,000                                                        -196,000,000  
          acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired
                                -443,000,000                                                            
          issuances of long-term debt
                                                                                            
          payments of long-term debt
                                                                                            
          (repayments) borrowings under revolving credit facility
                                                                                            
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                -63,000,000 34,000,000 -15,000,000 -26,000,000 2,000,000                                                        
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                775,000,000 326,000,000 78,000,000 1,017,000,000 76,000,000                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                3,335,000,000  6,000,000 1,832,000,000                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                4,110,000,000  84,000,000 1,017,000,000 1,908,000,000                                                        
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                            
          borrowings under revolving credit facility
                                                                                            
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                            
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                            
          other supplemental information
                                                                                            
          interest paid, net of portion capitalized
                                                                                            
          income taxes paid
                                             47,000,000 108,000,000 -84,000,000 429,000,000                                            
          acquisitions and investments
                                  -75,000,000                                                          
          restructuring charges
                                                                                            
          accounts and other current receivables
                                                                                            
          restructuring payments
                                                                                          -37,000,000  
          non-cash investing and financing activities
                                                                                            
          decrease in liabilities for capital expenditures
                                   -10,000,000 57,000,000                                                        
          decrease in liability for treasury stock purchases
                                   12,000,000 11,000,000                                                        
          supplemental schedule of non-cash activities
                                                                                            
          cash flows from
                                                                                        259,000,000    
          operations
                                                                                            
          investing activities
                                                                                           
          financing activities
                                                                                        -259,000,000    
          supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities
                                                                                            
          net proceeds on retained shares transactions
                                                                                            
          payment of obligations in exchange for retained shares
                                             3,646,000,000                                            
          exchange of baxter shares with retained shares
                                                                                          
          (increases) decreases in the accrual for capital expenditures
                                                                                            
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
                                      -23,000,000 -67,000,000 25,000,000 -85,000,000 45,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 -50,000,000 6,000,000 -5,000,000 22,000,000 -21,000,000 -41,000,000 -28,000,000 -105,000,000 -24,000,000 -28,000,000 -20,000,000 -7,000,000                                    
          increase in cash and equivalents
                                      3,000,000 -90,000,000 -447,000,000 -123,000,000 -300,000,000   204,000,000 -33,000,000           357,000,000 -3,613,000,000   79,000,000       -103,000,000    215,000,000       -668,000,000 102,000,000 -101,000,000 1,006,000,000 180,000,000 40,000,000 284,000,000     -279,000,000  
          cash and equivalents at beginning of period
                                      3,394,000,000  2,801,000,000  2,213,000,000  2,925,000,000  2,733,000,000  3,270,000,000  2,905,000,000 2,685,000,000  2,786,000,000  2,131,000,000 2,539,000,000 2,485,000,000 841,000,000 1,109,000,000 -2,000,000 927,000,000  
          cash and equivalents at end of period
                                      3,000,000 -90,000,000 2,947,000,000  -300,000,000 959,000,000 2,858,000,000  -33,000,000 419,000,000 2,211,000,000  -4,710,000,000 4,150,000,000 2,530,000,000  212,000,000 -183,000,000 2,049,000,000  -3,613,000,000 3,300,000,000 2,689,000,000  838,000,000 81,000,000 2,272,000,000 320,000,000 -150,000,000 2,168,000,000  488,000,000 -373,000,000 2,673,000,000  769,000,000 99,000,000 1,703,000,000 44,000,000 411,000,000 1,736,000,000 -668,000,000 102,000,000 2,384,000,000 1,006,000,000 180,000,000 881,000,000 284,000,000 322,000,000 1,106,000,000 62,000,000 112,000,000 648,000,000  
          cash and equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                            
          cash and equivalents at end of year
                                                                                            
          net proceeds on the baxalta retained share transactions
                                                                                            
          payment of obligations in exchange for baxalta retained shares
                                                                                            
          exchange of baxter shares with baxalta retained shares
                                                                                            
          decrease in cash and equivalents
                                            57,000,000    -2,000,000    -395,000,000    -684,000,000    -581,000,000   81,000,000 -633,000,000  -150,000,000 -517,000,000       99,000,000 -428,000,000   -803,000,000          62,000,000    
          net proceeds on retained share transactions
                                              1,148,000,000 3,239,000,000                                            
          as of and for the years ended december 31
                                                                                            
          common stock
                                                                                            
          balance, beginning and end of year
                                                                                            
          common stock in treasury
                                                                                            
          beginning of year
                                                                                            
          purchases of common stock
                                                                                            
          stock issued under employee benefit plans and other
                                                                                            
          end of year
                                                                                            
          additional contributed capital
                                                                                            
          retained earnings
                                                                                            
          dividends declared on common stock
                                                                                            
          stock issued under employee benefit plans
                                                                                            
          distribution of baxalta
                                                                                            
          accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                                            
          other comprehensive income
                                                                                            
          total baxter shareholders’ equity
                                                                                            
          noncontrolling interests
                                                                                            
          change in noncontrolling interests
                                                                                            
          total equity
                                                                                            
          cash flows
                                                                                            
          from operations
                                                                                            
          exercise of sigma purchase option
                                                                                            
          net income attributable to baxter
                                                                                            
          accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                                                            
          other comprehensive income attributable to baxter
                                                                                            
          elimination of sigma noncontrolling ownership interest
                                                                                            
          effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
                                                          9,000,000 -18,000,000  -6,000,000 -36,000,000 2,000,000 -34,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000  42,000,000    31,000,000 -2,000,000 -76,000,000 -20,000,000 -12,000,000 50,000,000 7,000,000 -35,000,000 -9,000,000 -5,000,000 -34,000,000 -31,000,000 -13,000,000 -5,000,000 19,000,000 -26,000,000 10,000,000 3,000,000  
          other comprehensive loss attributable to baxter
                                                                                            
          interest expense, net of capitalized interest
                                                                                    41,000,000        
          interest income
                                                                                    -10,000,000        
          net interest expense
                                                                                    31,000,000        
          raw materials
                                                                                            
          work in process
                                                                                            
          finished goods
                                                                                            
          property, plant and equipment
                                                                                            
          property, plant and equipment, at cost
                                                                                            
          accumulated depreciation and amortization
                                                                                            
          property, plant and equipment (pp&e)
                                                                                            
          pension benefits
                                                                                            
          service cost
                                                                                   -1,000,000 21,000,000        
          interest cost
                                                                                   -1,000,000 41,000,000        
          expected return on plan assets
                                                                                   1,000,000 -43,000,000        
          amortization of net incomees and other deferred amounts
                                                                                            
          net periodic pension benefit cost
                                                                                            
          opeb
                                                                                            
          amortization of prior service credit and net income
                                                                                            
          net periodic opeb cost
                                                                                            
          cash dividends declared on common stock
                                                                                            
          adjustment to change measurement date for certain employee benefit plans, net of tax benefit of
                                                                                            
          adjustment to change measurement date for certain employee benefit plans, net of tax expense of 8
                                                                                            
          net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                            
          other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                            
          additions (reductions) in noncontrolling ownership interests
                                                                                            
          other activity with noncontrolling interests
                                                                                            
          comprehensive income
                                                                                            
          other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                                            
          currency translation adjustments, net of tax (benefit) expense of in 2010, 98 in 2009 and (125) in 2008
                                                                                            
          pension and other employee benefits, net of tax benefit of (32) in 2010, (18) in 2009 and (319) in 2008
                                                                                            
          hedging activities, net of tax (benefit) expense of in 2010, in 2009 and 2 in 2008
                                                                                            
          other, net of tax benefit of 2 in 2010, 2 in 2009 and (20) in 2008
                                                                                            
          total other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                                            
          less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                            
          comprehensive income attributable to baxter
                                                                                            
          the company made first quarter discretionary cash contributions to its pension plan in the united states totaling 300 million and 100 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively.
                                                                                            
          net pension plan expense
                                                                                   -1,000,000 40,000,000        
          amortization of prior service cost and net income
                                                                                            
          net opeb plan expense
                                                                                   -4,000,000 13,000,000        
          currency translation adjustments, net of tax benefit of 98 in 2009, (125) in 2008 and 89 in 2007
                                                                                            
          pension and other employee benefits, net of tax (benefit) expense of (18) in 2009, (319) in 2008 and 144 in 2007
                                                                                            
          hedges of net investments in foreign operations, net of tax benefit of (19) in 2008 and (27) in 2007
                                                                                            
          other hedging activities, net of tax (benefit) expense of in 2009, 2 in 2008 and 6 in 2007
                                                                                            
          marketable equity securities, net of tax expense of 2 in 2009 and tax benefit of in each of 2008 and 2007
                                                                                            
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                            472,000,000 544,000,000 429,000,000 395,000,000 431,000,000 403,000,000 374,000,000 309,000,000 282,000,000        
          amortization of net income, prior service cost and transition obligation
                                                                                   21,000,000        
          amortization of net income and prior service cost
                                                                                   -2,000,000 3,000,000        
          net interest expense consisted of the following.
                                                                                            
          net income, as reported
                                                                                      146,000,000 176,000,000     
          add:
                                                                                            
          stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax
                                                                                            
          deduct:
                                                                                            
          total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method, net of tax
                                                                                            
          pro forma net income
                                                                                      158,000,000 148,000,000     
          earnings per basic share
                                                                                            
          as reported
                                                                                      230,000 290,000     
          pro forma
                                                                                      240,000 250,000     
          earnings per diluted share
                                                                                            
          adjustments
                                                                                            
          restructuring
                                                                                            
          infusion pump charge
                                                                                            
          changes in balance sheet items
                                                                                            
          cash flows from continuing operations
                                                                                          -54,000,000  
          cash flows from discontinued operations
                                                                                          -1,000,000  
          acquisitions (net of cash received) and investments in and advances to affiliates
                                                                                          -14,000,000  
          divestitures and other
                                                                                          26,000,000  
          payments of obligations
                                                                                            
          increase in debt with maturities of three months or less
                                                                                          137,000,000  
          common stock cash dividends
                                                                                          -361,000,000  
          add: stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax
                                                                                            
          deduct: total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method, net of tax
                                                                                       28,000,000     
          contributions to pension trust
                                                                                          -54,000,000  
          redemptions of debt and lease obligations
                                                                                          -33,000,000  
          supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities fair value of assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed
                                                                                            
          common stock issued at fair value
                                                                                            
          net cash paid
                                                                                           78,000,000 
          from investing
                                                                                            
          activities
                                                                                            
          from financing
                                                                                            
          supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities
                                                                                            
          fair value of assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed