MERCK & CO., INC. has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.
Additional information about MERCK & CO., INC.
| Measure | Date | Value |
|---|
| 2023 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2023 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2023-12-31 | $2,943,605 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2023-12-31 | $4,975 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $1,085,364 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2023-12-31 | $2,765,206,530 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2023-12-31 | $872,407,296 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2023-12-31 | $872,017,886 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2023-12-31 | $763,034,793 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $13,424,416,176 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $11,529,763,676 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2023-12-31 | $389,410 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2023-12-31 | $3,623,159 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2023-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2023-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2023-12-31 | $570,086,896 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $65,974,735 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $60,670,351 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $1,078,510 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $916,803 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $1,085,364 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2023-12-31 | $1,892,799,234 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $13,424,416,176 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-12-31 | $11,528,678,312 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2023-12-31 | $3,623,159 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $13,356,890,831 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $11,467,772,664 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2023-12-31 | $192,947,897 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2023-12-31 | $472,100 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2023-12-31 | $403,858 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2023-12-31 | $872,017,886 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2023-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2023-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2023-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2023-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2023-12-31 | 134008324 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2023-01-01 | $2,943,605 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2023-01-01 | $4,975 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $1,085,364 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2023-01-01 | $2,765,206,530 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2023-01-01 | $872,407,296 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2023-01-01 | $872,017,886 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2023-01-01 | $763,034,793 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $13,424,416,176 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $11,529,763,676 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2023-01-01 | $389,410 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2023-01-01 | $3,623,159 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2023-01-01 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2023-01-01 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2023-01-01 | $570,086,896 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $65,974,735 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $60,670,351 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $1,078,510 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $916,803 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $0 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $1,085,364 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2023-01-01 | $1,892,799,234 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $13,424,416,176 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2023-01-01 | $11,528,678,312 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2023-01-01 | $3,623,159 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $13,356,890,831 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $11,467,772,664 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2023-01-01 | $192,947,897 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2023-01-01 | $472,100 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2023-01-01 | $403,858 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2023-01-01 | $872,017,886 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2023-01-01 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2023-01-01 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2023-01-01 | 1 |
| Accountancy firm name | 2023-01-01 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2023-01-01 | 134008324 |
| 2022 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2022 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2022-12-31 | $1,445,212 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2022-12-31 | $721,683 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $1,085,364 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $2,145,154 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2022-12-31 | $-1,163,243,450 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2022-12-31 | $928,421,293 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2022-12-31 | $927,935,297 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2022-12-31 | $687,589,072 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $11,529,763,676 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $13,621,764,680 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2022-12-31 | $485,996 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2022-12-31 | $2,870,480 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2022-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2022-12-31 | $518,396,544 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $60,670,351 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $60,768,175 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $916,803 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $834,657 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $1,085,364 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $2,145,154 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2022-12-31 | $485,996 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2022-12-31 | $-2,091,664,743 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $11,528,678,312 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $13,619,619,526 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2022-12-31 | $2,870,480 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $11,467,772,664 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $13,559,802,540 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2022-12-31 | $169,192,528 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $403,858 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $359,308 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2022-12-31 | $927,935,297 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2022-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2022-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2022-12-31 | 134008324 |
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2022-01-01 | $1,445,212 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2022-01-01 | $721,683 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $1,085,364 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $2,145,154 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2022-01-01 | $-1,163,243,450 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2022-01-01 | $928,421,293 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2022-01-01 | $927,935,297 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2022-01-01 | $687,589,072 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $11,529,763,676 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $13,621,764,680 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2022-01-01 | $485,996 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2022-01-01 | $2,870,480 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2022-01-01 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2022-01-01 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2022-01-01 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2022-01-01 | $518,396,544 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $60,670,351 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $60,768,175 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $916,803 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $834,657 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $1,085,364 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $2,145,154 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2022-01-01 | $485,996 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2022-01-01 | $-2,091,664,743 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $11,528,678,312 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-01-01 | $13,619,619,526 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2022-01-01 | $2,870,480 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $11,467,772,664 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $13,559,802,540 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2022-01-01 | $169,192,528 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2022-01-01 | $403,858 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2022-01-01 | $359,308 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2022-01-01 | $927,935,297 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2022-01-01 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2022-01-01 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2022-01-01 | 1 |
| Accountancy firm name | 2022-01-01 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2022-01-01 | 134008324 |
| 2021 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2021 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2021-12-31 | $4,534,926 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2021-12-31 | $1,612,538 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $2,145,154 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $2,727,148 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2021-12-31 | $2,485,834,384 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2021-12-31 | $1,254,726,677 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2021-12-31 | $1,254,254,631 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2021-12-31 | $623,541,854 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $13,621,764,680 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $12,388,316,579 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2021-12-31 | $472,046 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2021-12-31 | $3,112,148 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2021-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2021-12-31 | $467,375,744 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $60,768,175 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $62,750,044 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $834,657 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $677,258 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $2,145,154 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $2,727,148 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2021-12-31 | $472,046 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2021-12-31 | $1,231,107,707 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $13,619,619,526 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $12,385,589,431 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2021-12-31 | $3,112,148 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $13,559,802,540 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $12,324,571,976 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2021-12-31 | $156,166,110 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $359,308 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $317,301 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2021-12-31 | $1,254,254,631 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2021-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2021-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2021-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2020 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2020 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2020-12-31 | $20,700,151 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2020-12-31 | $58,226 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $2,727,148 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2020-12-31 | $2,214,858,087 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2020-12-31 | $829,619,484 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2020-12-31 | $829,132,013 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2020-12-31 | $598,446,944 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $12,388,316,579 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $10,979,708,903 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2020-12-31 | $487,471 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2020-12-31 | $3,708,736 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2020-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2020-12-31 | $443,165,189 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $62,750,044 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $68,714,251 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $677,258 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $10,158,074 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $2,727,148 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2020-12-31 | $487,471 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2020-12-31 | $1,385,238,603 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $12,385,589,431 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $10,979,708,903 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2020-12-31 | $3,708,736 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $12,324,571,976 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $10,896,663,507 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2020-12-31 | $155,281,755 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $317,301 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $4,173,071 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2020-12-31 | $829,132,013 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2020-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2020-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2020-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2019 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2019 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2019-12-31 | $6,196,412 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2019-12-31 | $471,940 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2019-12-31 | $2,654,600,141 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2019-12-31 | $677,861,754 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2019-12-31 | $677,181,666 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2019-12-31 | $546,835,946 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $10,979,708,903 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $8,997,246,044 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2019-12-31 | $680,088 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2019-12-31 | $3,616,919 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2019-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2019-12-31 | $402,630,159 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $68,714,251 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $67,298,099 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $10,158,074 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $8,567,306 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2019-12-31 | $680,088 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2019-12-31 | $1,976,738,387 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $10,979,708,903 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $8,997,246,044 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2019-12-31 | $3,616,919 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $10,896,663,507 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $8,917,780,615 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2019-12-31 | $144,205,787 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $4,173,071 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $3,600,024 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2019-12-31 | $677,181,666 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2019-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2019-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2019-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2018 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2018-12-31 | $33,444,478 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2018-12-31 | $239,215 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2018-12-31 | $239,845,999 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2018-12-31 | $758,782,237 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2018-12-31 | $758,782,237 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2018-12-31 | $501,256,533 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $8,997,246,044 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $9,482,977,019 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2018-12-31 | $3,394,070 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2018-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2018-12-31 | $368,809,945 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $67,298,099 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $67,590,907 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $8,567,306 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $5,353,695 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2018-12-31 | $-518,936,238 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $8,997,246,044 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $9,482,977,019 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2018-12-31 | $3,394,070 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $8,917,780,615 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $9,407,774,092 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2018-12-31 | $132,446,588 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $3,600,024 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $2,258,325 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2018-12-31 | $758,782,237 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2018-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2018-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2018-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2017 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2017-12-31 | $46,459,510 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2017-12-31 | $238,743 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2017-12-31 | $1,868,722,828 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2017-12-31 | $650,079,677 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2017-12-31 | $650,079,677 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2017-12-31 | $457,531,284 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $9,482,977,019 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $8,218,113,101 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2017-12-31 | $3,237,683 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2017-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2017-12-31 | $332,028,743 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $67,590,907 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $67,437,340 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $5,353,695 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $4,388,298 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2017-12-31 | $1,218,643,151 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $9,482,977,019 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $8,218,113,101 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2017-12-31 | $3,237,683 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $9,407,774,092 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $8,144,397,108 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2017-12-31 | $125,502,541 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $2,258,325 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $1,890,355 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2017-12-31 | $650,079,677 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2017-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2017-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2017-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2016 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2016-12-31 | $713,804 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2016-12-31 | $171,118 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2016-12-31 | $1,033,150,248 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2016-12-31 | $602,310,699 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2016-12-31 | $602,310,699 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2016-12-31 | $441,058,255 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $8,218,113,101 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $7,786,730,866 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2016-12-31 | $3,045,735 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2016-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Amount of non-exempt transactions with any party-in-interest | 2016-12-31 | $19,057 |
| Contributions received from participants | 2016-12-31 | $320,285,346 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $67,437,340 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $69,042,138 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $4,388,298 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $3,038,759 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2016-12-31 | $430,839,549 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $8,218,113,101 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $7,786,730,866 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2016-12-31 | $3,045,735 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $8,144,397,108 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $7,713,463,446 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2016-12-31 | $120,772,909 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $1,890,355 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $1,186,523 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2016-12-31 | $602,310,699 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2016-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2016-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2016-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2015 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2015-12-31 | $1,665,957 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2015-12-31 | $514,986 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2015-12-31 | $521,781,859 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2015-12-31 | $846,451,632 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2015-12-31 | $846,451,632 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2015-12-31 | $440,132,293 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $7,786,730,866 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $8,110,249,668 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2015-12-31 | $3,161,282 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2015-12-31 | $55,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2015-12-31 | $322,082,376 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $69,042,138 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $72,911,719 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $3,038,759 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $2,632,412 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2015-12-31 | $-324,669,773 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $7,786,730,866 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $8,110,249,668 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2015-12-31 | $3,161,282 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $7,713,463,446 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $8,032,962,992 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2015-12-31 | $118,049,917 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $1,186,523 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $1,742,545 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2015-12-31 | $846,451,632 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2015-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2015-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2015-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2014 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2014-12-31 | $39,123,200 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2014-12-31 | $464,046 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2014-12-31 | $953,660,933 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2014-12-31 | $1,034,113,716 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2014-12-31 | $1,034,113,716 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2014-12-31 | $408,123,461 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $8,110,249,668 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $8,152,043,297 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2014-12-31 | $3,343,662 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2014-12-31 | $55,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2014-12-31 | $290,589,751 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $72,911,719 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $76,030,078 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $2,632,412 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $2,019,486 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2014-12-31 | $287,402 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2014-12-31 | $-80,452,783 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $8,110,249,668 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $8,152,043,297 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2014-12-31 | $3,343,662 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $8,032,962,992 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $8,073,092,170 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2014-12-31 | $117,533,710 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $1,742,545 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $901,563 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2014-12-31 | $1,034,113,716 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2014-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2014-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2014-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2013 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2013-12-31 | $2,891,008 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2013-12-31 | $174,668 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2013-12-31 | $1,974,041,582 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2013-12-31 | $751,280,430 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2013-12-31 | $751,280,430 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2013-12-31 | $454,360,856 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $8,152,043,297 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $6,926,565,805 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2013-12-31 | $3,404,043 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2013-12-31 | $55,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2013-12-31 | $321,356,561 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $76,030,078 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $73,677,927 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $2,019,486 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $318,947 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $13,126,650 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2013-12-31 | $1,222,761,152 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $8,152,043,297 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $6,926,565,805 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2013-12-31 | $3,404,043 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $8,073,092,170 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $6,839,034,603 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2013-12-31 | $133,004,295 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $901,563 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $407,678 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2013-12-31 | $751,280,430 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2013-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2013-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2013-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2012 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2012-12-31 | $2,320,668,652 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2012-12-31 | $1,092,592 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2012-12-31 | $911,356,034 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2012-12-31 | $399,656,636 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2012-12-31 | $399,656,636 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2012-12-31 | $311,266,907 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $6,926,565,805 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $4,095,290,347 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2012-12-31 | $2,184,280 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2012-12-31 | $55,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2012-12-31 | $223,943,469 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $73,677,927 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $46,901,742 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $318,947 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $224,565 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $13,126,650 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2012-12-31 | $30,517,400 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2012-12-31 | $511,699,398 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $6,926,565,805 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $4,095,290,347 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2012-12-31 | $2,184,280 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $6,839,034,603 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $4,048,058,680 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2012-12-31 | $87,323,438 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $407,678 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $105,360 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2012-12-31 | $399,656,636 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2012-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2012-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2012-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2011 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2011-12-31 | $654,584 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2011-12-31 | $13,717 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2011-12-31 | $314,984,603 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2011-12-31 | $287,096,444 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2011-12-31 | $287,096,444 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2011-12-31 | $323,017,721 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $4,095,290,347 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $4,066,761,321 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2011-12-31 | $2,501,886 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2011-12-31 | $55,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2011-12-31 | $232,148,436 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $46,901,742 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $46,400,647 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $224,565 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $15,093,322 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2011-12-31 | $27,888,159 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $4,095,290,347 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $4,066,761,321 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2011-12-31 | $2,501,886 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $4,048,058,680 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $3,998,806,486 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2011-12-31 | $90,869,285 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $105,360 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $6,460,866 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2011-12-31 | $287,096,444 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2011-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2011-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2011-12-31 | 134008324 |
| 2010 : MERCK US SAVINGS PLAN 2010 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2010-12-31 | $1,975,550 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2010-12-31 | $606,558 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2010-12-31 | $749,727,311 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2010-12-31 | $303,786,057 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2010-12-31 | $303,786,057 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2010-12-31 | $332,186,274 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $4,066,761,321 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $3,619,451,075 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2010-12-31 | $2,206,759 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2010-12-31 | $45,000,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received from participants | 2010-12-31 | $241,726,452 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $46,400,647 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $40,143,059 |
| Participant contributions at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $15,093,322 |
| Participant contributions at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $160,636 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2010-12-31 | $445,941,254 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $4,066,761,321 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $3,619,451,075 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Interest on participant loans | 2010-12-31 | $2,206,759 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $3,998,806,486 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $3,579,074,634 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2010-12-31 | $90,459,822 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $6,460,866 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $72,746 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2010-12-31 | $303,786,057 |
| Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3 | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2010-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2010-12-31 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2010-12-31 | 134008324 |
