EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings/(Loss)Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings/(Loss) Per Share Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Earnings/(Loss) Attributable to BMS	$	(711)	$	969	$	1,035	$	2,857
Earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares		-		(2)		(1)		(6)
Net Earnings/(Loss) Attributable to BMS common shareholders	$	(711)	$	967	$	1,034	$	2,851
Earnings/(Loss) per share - basic	$	(0.43)	$	0.57	$	0.62	$	1.67
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic		1,666		1,698		1,679		1,703
Contingently convertible debt common stock equivalents		-		1		1		1
Incremental shares attributable to share-based compensation plans		-		16		17		13
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted		1,666		1,715		1,697		1,717
Earnings/(Loss) per share - diluted	$	(0.43)	$	0.56	$	0.61	$	1.66
Anti-dilutive weighted-average equivalent shares - stock incentive plans		-		11		2		28