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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001180 Filed on February 15, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
Revenue	$10.38B	$9.817B	$9.616B
YoY Change	4.11%	13.17%	8.95%
Cost Of Revenue	-$1.507B	$3.973B	$3.870B
YoY Change	-137.26%	6.21%	9.21%
Gross Profit	$6.540B	$5.843B	$5.746B
YoY Change	10.41%	18.45%	8.78%
Gross Profit Margin	63.02%	59.53%	59.75%
Selling, General & Admin	-$2.437B	$4.239B	$2.762B
YoY Change	-187.13%	58.58%	0.7%
% of Gross Profit	-37.27%	72.54%	48.07%
Research & Development	-$1.448B	$1.010B	$1.038B
YoY Change	-236.99%	-6.43%	20.95%
% of Gross Profit	-22.14%	17.28%	18.06%
Depreciation & Amortization	$648.5M	$838.4M	$811.5M
YoY Change	-8.62%	23.84%	20.19%
% of Gross Profit	9.92%	14.35%	14.12%
Operating Expenses	-$3.044B	$5.249B	$3.800B
YoY Change	-178.96%	39.89%	5.52%
Operating Profit	$9.584B	$594.9M	$1.773B
YoY Change	363.47%	-49.65%	5.49%
Interest Expense	$20.00M	$124.3M	$134.1M
YoY Change	-118.18%	-210.03%	-343.87%
% of Operating Profit	0.21%	20.9%	7.56%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$11.00M	$5.222M	$5.568M
YoY Change	-77.08%	-204.44%	-30.4%
Pretax Income	-$2.009B	$501.6M	$1.675B
YoY Change	-213.63%	-52.86%	7.41%
Income Tax	-$25.00M	$198.4M	-$268.2M
% Of Pretax Income		39.56%	-16.02%
Net Earnings	$1.619B	$303.2M	$1.943B
YoY Change	12.35%	-65.96%	50.41%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.6%	3.09%	20.2%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.03	$0.19	$1.24
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.02	$0.19	$1.23
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		1.559B shares	1.557B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		1.568B shares	1.566B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$8.097B	$7.977B	$8.893B
YoY Change	48.54%	107.19%	103.36%
Cash & Equivalents	$6.813B	$5.049B	$4.077B
Short-Term Investments	$1.285B	$2.927B	$4.816B
Other Short-Term Assets	$2.003B	$4.805B	$4.726B
YoY Change	29.64%	-20.45%	-21.7%
Inventory	$3.284B	$3.269B	$3.475B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$7.684B	$7.044B	$7.038B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$23.77B	$23.09B	$24.13B
YoY Change	6.5%	18.75%	21.17%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$7.874B	$7.977B	$8.128B
YoY Change	-1.22%	0.47%	3.2%
Goodwill	$15.71B
YoY Change	-1.41%
Intangibles	$9.990B
YoY Change	-17.79%
Long-Term Investments	$378.0M	$393.0M	$452.0M
YoY Change	25.17%	54.12%	80.08%
Other Assets	$2.561B	$1.139B	$795.0M
YoY Change	34.67%	-10.81%	-7.02%
Total Long-Term Assets	$36.51B	$36.53B	$37.87B
YoY Change	-4.57%	-3.67%	13.17%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$23.77B	$23.09B	$24.13B
Total Long-Term Assets	$36.51B	$36.53B	$37.87B
Total Assets	$60.28B	$59.63B	$62.00B
YoY Change	-0.49%	3.93%	16.15%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.721B	$1.602B	$1.449B
YoY Change	12.04%	4.57%	-10.33%
Accrued Expenses	$9.115B	$8.973B	$7.566B
YoY Change	24.13%	21.73%	20.11%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$2.348B	$3.590B	$5.566B
YoY Change	-46.02%	0.06%	52.45%
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.027B	$35.00M	$26.00M
YoY Change	-49.78%	-98.42%	-98.83%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$15.48B	$15.41B	$15.84B
YoY Change	-10.32%	-1.09%	7.84%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$12.04B	$13.10B	$12.63B
YoY Change	-3.86%	1.44%	0.12%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$8.231B	$6.428B	$7.067B
YoY Change	2.59%	-13.09%	16.14%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$20.27B	$19.53B	$19.70B
YoY Change	-1.34%	-3.85%	5.33%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$15.48B	$15.41B	$15.84B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$20.27B	$19.53B	$19.70B
Total Liabilities	$35.75B	$35.02B	$35.63B
YoY Change	-5.44%	-2.63%	6.44%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$20.91B
YoY Change	8.8%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.687B
YoY Change	-5.86%
Treasury Stock Shares	68.49M shares
Shareholders Equity	$24.44B	$24.60B	$26.38B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$60.28B	$59.63B	$62.00B
YoY Change	-0.49%	3.93%	16.15%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.619B	$303.2M	$1.943B
YoY Change	12.35%	-65.96%	50.41%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$648.5M	$838.4M	$811.5M
YoY Change	-8.62%	23.84%	20.19%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.401B	$3.054B	$2.503B
YoY Change	-39.51%	19.85%	6.6%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$274.2M	-$452.0M	-$373.0M
YoY Change	-5.9%	120.49%	36.33%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.039B	$1.444B	$578.5M
YoY Change	-194.88%	-166.0%	0.21%
Cash From Investing Activities	$1.765B	$992.0M	$205.6M
YoY Change	-172.31%	-141.45%	-32.35%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.684B	-2.668B	-1.386B
YoY Change	1705.36%	288.31%	-751.1%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.401B	3.054B	2.503B
Cash From Investing Activities	1.765B	992.0M	205.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.684B	-2.668B	-1.386B
Net Change In Cash	1.482B	1.378B	1.323B
YoY Change	-782.09%	-359.27%	-53.84%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.401B	$3.054B	$2.503B
Capital Expenditures	-$274.2M	-$452.0M	-$373.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.676B	$3.506B	$2.876B
YoY Change	-35.75%	27.34%	9.7%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue		USD
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CY2012Q3	abt	Line Of Credit Facility Replaced Number Of Facilities LineOfCreditFacilityReplacedNumberOfFacilities	2	item
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Method Used ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsMethodUsed	Discounted cash flow model or Black-Scholes model
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CY2011Q4	abt	Companies Diversified Into Medical Products Number CompaniesDiversifiedIntoMedicalProductsNumber	1	item
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CY2012	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	395000000	USD
CY2012	abt	Number Of Items Which Are Not Settled In Us NumberOfItemsWhichAreNotSettledInUS	1	item
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Significant Change In Unrecognized Tax Benefits Is Reasonably Possible Amount Of Unrecorded Benefit SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit	65000000	USD

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