Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measures - Transfers of Assets or Liabilities Between The Fair Value Measurement Levels (Details) - USD ($) |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
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Transfers of assets or liabilities between the fair value measurement levels | ||
Transfer of assets from level 1 to level 2 | $ 0 | |
Transfer of assets from level 2 to level 1 | 0 | |
Transfer of liabilities from level 1 to level 2 | 0 | |
Transfer of liabilities from level 2 to level 1 | 0 | |
Reconciliation of the fair value measurements that use significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | ||
Additions (see Note 4) | 0 | $ 3,985,000,000 |
Stemcentrx and BI | ||
Reconciliation of the fair value measurements that use significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | ||
Beginning balance | 4,213,000,000 | 0 |
Change in fair value recognized in net earnings | 547,000,000 | 143,000,000 |
Milestone payments | (305,000,000) | 0 |
Ending balance | $ 4,455,000,000 | $ 4,128,000,000 |