CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net product sales	$ 2,770	$ 3,024	$ 5,577	$ 5,981
Alliance and other revenues	1,119	1,024	2,123	1,898
Total revenues	3,889	4,048	7,700	7,879
Cost of products sold	991	1,108	1,959	2,171
Marketing, selling and administrative	951	1,042	1,908	2,036
Advertising and product promotion	187	218	350	407
Research and development	1,416	951	2,362	1,881
Other (income)/expense	(104)	199	(312)	180
Total Expenses	3,441	3,518	6,267	6,675
Earnings Before Income Taxes	448	530	1,433	1,204
Provision for income taxes	114		163	51
Net Earnings	334	530	1,270	1,153
Net Earnings/(Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(1)	6		(8)
Net Earnings Attributable to BMS	$ 333	$ 536	$ 1,270	$ 1,145
Earnings per Common Share
Basic	$ 0.20	$ 0.33	$ 0.77	$ 0.70
Diluted	$ 0.20	$ 0.32	$ 0.76	$ 0.69
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.36	$ 0.35	$ 0.72	$ 0.70