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TableofContents
Certaintradenamesacquiredby3Marenotamortizedbecausetheyhavebeeninexistenceforover55years,haveahistoryof
leading-marketsharepositions,havebeenandareintendedtobecontinuouslyrenewed,andtheassociatedproductsofwhichare
expectedtogeneratecashflowsfor3Mforanindefiniteperiodoftime.
AmortizationexpensefortheyearsendedDecember31follows:
(Millions)  2015  2014  2013
Amortizationexpense  $ 229 $ 228  $ 236 
ExpectedamortizationexpenseforacquiredamortizableintangibleassetsrecordedasofDecember31,2015follows:
     
      After
(Millions) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 
Amortizationexpense $ 252  $ 226  $ 205  $ 192  $ 183  $ 908 
Theprecedingexpectedamortizationexpenseisanestimate.Actualamountsofamortizationexpensemaydifferfromestimated
amountsduetoadditionalintangibleassetacquisitions,changesinforeigncurrencyexchangerates,impairmentofintangibleassets,
acceleratedamortizationofintangibleassetsandotherevents.3Mexpensesthecostsincurredtoreneworextendthetermof
intangibleassets.
NOTE4.RestructuringActions
2015 Restructuring Actions:
Duringthefourthquarterof2015,managementapprovedandcommittedtoundertakecertainrestructuringactionsprimarilyfocused
onstructuraloverhead,largelyintheU.S.andslower-growingmarkets,withparticularemphasisonEurope,MiddleEast,andAfrica
(EMEA)andLatinAmerica.Thisimpactedapproximately1,700positionsworldwideandresultedinafourth-quarter2015pre-tax
chargeof$114million.
Componentsoftheserestructuringchargesaresummarizedbybusinesssegmentasfollows:
YearendedDecember31,2015
(Millions)  Employee-Related  Asset-Related  Total
Industrial $ 30  $ 12  $ 42 
SafetyandGraphics 11  —  11 
HealthCare 9  —  9 
ElectronicsandEnergy 8  4  12 
Consumer 3  —  3 
CorporateandUnallocated 37  —  37 
TotalExpense $ 98  $ 16  $ 114 
Theprecedingrestructuringchargeswererecordedintheincomestatementasfollows:
(Millions)  2015 
Costofsales 40 
Selling,generalandadministrativeexpenses 62 
Research,developmentandrelatedexpenses 12 
Total $ 114 
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