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4051 - Disclosure - Taxes on Earnings (Details 2)
(http://www.abbott.com/role/DisclosureTaxesOnEarningsDetails2)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000001800 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Taxes on EarningsPeriod [Axis]
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
2010-01-01 - 2010-12-31
Taxes on Earnings
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
 
 
 
Total deferred tax assets
7,400,000,000  
6,300,000,000  
6,100,000,000  
Total deferred tax liabilities
2,600,000,000  
2,900,000,000  
3,000,000,000  
Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
1,936,000,000  
1,658,000,000  
1,327,000,000  
Trade receivable reserves
557,000,000  
492,000,000  
525,000,000  
Inventory reserves
211,000,000  
212,000,000  
293,000,000  
Deferred intercompany profit
1,095,000,000  
711,000,000  
255,000,000  
State income taxes
197,000,000  
227,000,000  
233,000,000  
Depreciation
(75,000,000) 
(164,000,000) 
(64,000,000) 
Acquired in process research and development and other accruals and reserves not currently deductible
3,278,000,000  
2,886,000,000  
3,401,000,000  
Other, primarily the excess of book basis over tax basis of intangible assets
(2,447,000,000) 
(2,636,000,000) 
(2,905,000,000) 
Total
4,752,000,000  
 
3,386,000,000  
 
3,065,000,000  
 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
 
 
 
Balance at the beginning of the period
2,123,000,000  
2,724,000,000  
2,172,000,000  
Increase due to current year tax positions
673,000,000  
588,000,000  
635,000,000  
Increase due to prior year tax positions
62,000,000  
282,000,000  
171,000,000  
Decrease due to prior year tax positions
(438,000,000) 
(824,000,000) 
(94,000,000) 
Settlements
(163,000,000) 
(647,000,000) 
(160,000,000) 
Balance at the end of the period
2,257,000,000  
 
2,123,000,000  
 
2,724,000,000  
 
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate
2,000,000,000  
 
 
Decrease in the recorded amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits
55,000,000  
 
 
Impact of various tax matters on gross unrecognized tax benefits
65,000,000