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

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Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Oct. 05, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 17, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate			0.64%				1.49%	0.64%
Repayments of Unsecured Debt		$ 750,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2016							$ 801,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2017							1,450,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2018							1,200,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2019							1,250,000,000
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, 2020							700,000,000
Business combination interest and financing costs							183,000,000	$ 107,000,000
Former Syndicated Credit Facility [Member] \| Domestic Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity of syndicated credit facility										$ 1,000,000,000
Syndicated Credit Facility \| Domestic Debt
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							5
Bridge Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business secured bridge financing	$ 9,100,000,000
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short term debt maximum borrowing capacity						$ 1,000,000,000
Repayments of short-term debt			$ 100,000,000	$ 250,000,000	$ 650,000,000
Debt instrument, term						364 days
Notes Due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 500,000,000
1.450% Notes due May 15, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 300,000,000
Notes Due June 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			750,000,000					750,000,000
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 6,200,000,000.0
Care Fusion Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt assumed													$ 2,181,000,000
Care Fusion Corporation \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount												$ 2,000,000,000
Long-term debt assumed													$ 2,174,000,000
Commercial Paper Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short Term Debt Former Maximum Borrowing Capacity									$ 1,000,000,000
Short term debt maximum borrowing capacity									$ 1,500,000,000
Repayments of short-term debt							$ 500,000,000
Commercial Paper Program \| Care Fusion Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Used proceeds of new financing			$ 500,000,000					$ 500,000,000