GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Dollars in Millions
Balance at January 1, 2010		$	5,218
	ZymoGenetics acquisition		15
Balance at December 31, 2010			5,233
	Amira acquisition		265
	Other		88
Balance at December 31, 2011		$	5,586

Schedule Of Intangible Assets By Major Class [Text Block]

			December 31, 2011						December 31, 2010
			Gross				Net		Gross					Net
	Estimated		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
Dollars in Millions	Useful Lives		Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Licenses	2 – 15	years	$	1,218	$	443	$	775	$	965	$	368	$	597
Technology	9 – 15	years		2,608		1,194		1,414		1,562		1,001		561
Capitalized software	3 – 10	years		1,147		857		290		1,140		841		299
Total finite-lived intangible assets				4,973		2,494		2,479		3,667		2,210		1,457
IPRD				645		-		645		1,913		-		1,913
Total other intangible assets			$	5,618	$	2,494	$	3,124	$	5,580	$	2,210	$	3,370

Rollforward Of Other Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Dollars in Millions	2011		2010		2009
Other intangible assets carrying amount at January 1	$	3,370	$	2,865	$	1,151
Capitalized software and other additions		75		107		96
Acquisitions		160		678		1,910
Mead Johnson split-off		-		-		(50)
Amortization - licenses and technology		(271)		(199)		(170)
Amortization - capitalized software		(82)		(72)		(68)
Impairment charges		(30)		(10)		-
Other		(98)		1		(4)
Other intangible assets carrying amount at December 31	$	3,124	$	3,370	$	2,865