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Debt, Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Mar. 16, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt							$ 52,000,000		$ 153,000,000
Net realized gains on the Baxalta Retained Share transactions									4,387,000,000
Maximum length of time hedge in cash flow hedge								15 months
Terminated interest rate contract			$ 335,000,000	$ 765,000,000
Gain on termination of interest rate contract			14,000,000	$ 34,000,000
Terminated fair value hedges								$ 0
Gain (loss) recognized in income, fair value hedges					$ 1,000,000		7,000,000	1,000,000	(19,000,000)
Deferred, net after-tax losses on derivative instruments								(10,000,000)
Cash and equivalents			2,597,000,000		3,517,000,000		2,597,000,000	3,517,000,000	2,597,000,000		$ 2,801,000,000	$ 2,213,000,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses related to investments						$ 4,000,000
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Money market funds, at carrying value					1,000,000,000			1,000,000,000			1,000,000,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Change in fair value of contingent payment related to achievement of certain sales-based milestones								8,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount			$ 0		0		$ 0	0	0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					807,000,000			807,000,000			822,000,000
Net investment hedge
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Accumulated pre-tax unrealized translation losses in AOCI related to euro-denominated senior notes					70,000,000			70,000,000
Foreign exchange contract
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					667,000,000			667,000,000			561,000,000
Interest rate contract
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					0			0			0
Interest rate contract \| Fair value hedges
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount					200,000,000			200,000,000			$ 200,000,000
Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total accounts receivable from certain countries with liquidity issues					$ 151,000,000			$ 151,000,000
Domestic Line of Credit
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Drawing		$ 1,450,000,000
Line of Credit Facility Amount Outstanding		$ 1,800,000,000
Net realized gains on the Baxalta Retained Share transactions									$ 1,250,000,000
1.30% due May 2025
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes \| €										€ 600
Senior notes, coupon rates										1.30%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods								May 2025
1.850% Senior Notes due 2017
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates			1.85%				1.85%		1.85%
1.850% Senior Notes due 2018
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates			1.85%				1.85%		1.85%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2018
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates			5.375%				5.375%		5.375%
4.500% Senior Notes due 2019
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates			4.50%				4.50%		4.50%
4.250% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates			4.25%				4.25%		4.25%
3.200% Senior Notes due 2023
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates			3.20%				3.20%		3.20%
Debt Tender Offer
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Tender offer date								Mar. 16, 2016
Loss on extinguishment of debt									$ 101,000,000
Net realized gains on the Baxalta Retained Share transactions									$ 2,000,000,000
Aggregate principal amount of notes exchanged for Retained Share	$ 2,200,000,000
Debt Tender Offer \| 0.950% notes due 2016
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	0.95%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods								May 2016
Debt Tender Offer \| 5.900% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2016
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	5.90%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods								August 2016
Debt Tender Offer \| 1.850% Notes due 2017
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	1.85%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods								January 2017
Debt Tender Offer \| 5.375% notes due 2018
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	5.375%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods								May 2018
Debt Tender Offer \| 1.850% notes due 2018
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	1.85%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods								June 2018
Debt Tender Offer \| 4.500% notes due 2019
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	4.50%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods								August 2019
Debt Tender Offer \| 4.250% notes due 2020
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	4.25%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods								February 2020
Senior Notes
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Payments to redeem senior notes			$ 1,000,000,000
Senior Notes \| Other (income) expense, net
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt							$ 52,000,000