# clm_C217AE3D4BB6

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: research_and_development  
value: 10,208,000,000 United States dollar  
valid_from: 2017-12-31  
valid_to: 2018-12-31  
published: 2018-02-27  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_781231FF91DC  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. research and development: 10,208,000,000 United States dollar", as of 2017-12-31 (until 2018-12-31). Claim clm_C217AE3D4BB6, https://asof.is/claim/clm_C217AE3D4BB6, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015818000005/0000310158-18-000005-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense in 10-K FY2017, filed 2018-02-27  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015818000005/0000310158-18-000005-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-K FY2017, published 2018-02-27)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | research_and_development | 10,124,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2016-12-31 to 2017-12-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_C217AE3D4BB6](/claim/clm_C217AE3D4BB6.md) | [clm_8B7063543990](/claim/clm_8B7063543990.md)

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