EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data	2013		2012
Net Earnings Attributable to BMS	$	609	$	1,101
Earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares		-		(1)
Net Earnings Attributable to BMS common shareholders	$	609	$	1,100
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.37	$	0.65
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic		1,638		1,687
Contingently convertible debt common stock equivalents		1		1
Incremental shares attributable to share-based compensation plans		16		18
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted		1,655		1,706
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.37	$	0.64
Anti-dilutive weighted-average equivalent shares - stock incentive plans		1		7