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Financing currently secured to fund the cash portion of the total payment to acquire a business.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The difference between the reacquisition price and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt recognized currently as a component of income in the period of extinguishment, net of tax.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions		1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions	Apr. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate					4.90%	1.49%
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2018					$ 823,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2019					2,200,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2020					2,800,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2021					1,200,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2021					3,800,000,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount		$ 1,717,000,000	$ 1,689,000,000	$ 1,717,000,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount		1,776,000,000	1,764,000,000	$ 1,776,000,000
Long-Term Debt					18,667,000,000	$ 10,550,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Gain (Loss), Net of Tax		$ 31,000,000	$ 42,000,000		$ (73,000,000)	0	$ 0
1.000% Notes due December 15, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.00%		1.00%				1.00%
Long-Term Debt					$ 586,000,000	0
1.450% Notes due May 15, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate					1.45%
1.900% Notes due December 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.90%		1.90%				1.90%
Long-Term Debt					$ 585,000,000	0
0.368% Notes due June 6, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		0.368%		0.368%	0.368%			0.368%
Long-Term Debt					$ 823,000,000	$ 0
Domestic Debt \| Former Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity of syndicated credit facility										$ 1,000,000,000
Domestic Debt \| Syndicated Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity of syndicated credit facility					1,500,000,000.0
Borrowings under credit facility					0
Letters of credit issuable under credit facility					100,000,000
Additional commitments made by the lenders					500,000,000
Maximum aggregate commitment					$ 2,000,000,000
Covenant compliance, minimum interest expense coverage ratio					4
Domestic Debt \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity of syndicated credit facility		$ 2,250,000,000		$ 2,250,000,000
Domestic Debt \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity of syndicated credit facility		2,250,000,000		2,250,000,000
CR Bard Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business secured bridge financing	$ 15,700,000,000
CR Bard Inc [Member] \| Issued Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt		9,675,000,000		$ 9,675,000,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage				101.00%
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| 1.000% Notes due December 15, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €									€ 500
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| 1.900% Notes due December 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €									€ 500
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| 0.368% Notes due June 6, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €								€ 700
Long-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt		$ 1,745,000,000	$ 1,727,000,000	$ 1,745,000,000