Business Acquisitions - St. Jude Medical (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 04, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business acquisitions
Net cash paid, net of cash on hand of acquired company			$ 80	$ 235	$ 3,317
Allocation of the fair value
Acquired intangible assets, non-deductible		$ 104	104
Goodwill, non-deductible		7,683	7,683	$ 9,638
St Jude Medical
Business acquisitions
Total consideration for business acquisition	$ 23,600
Cash paid for business acquisition	13,600
Issue of equity for business acquisition	$ 10,000
Number of equity shares issued for business acquisition	254,000,000
Debt assumed or refinanced	$ 5,800
Share price of shares received in acquisition per agreement (in dollars per share)	$ 46.75
Share received (in shares)	0.8708
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 39.36
Expected value per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 81
Allocation of the fair value
Acquired intangible assets, non-deductible	$ 16,000
Goodwill, non-deductible	14,800
Acquired net tangible assets	3,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	(5,000)
Net debt	(5,200)
Total Preliminary allocation of fair value	$ 23,600
Pro forma financial information
Pro forma Net Sales			26,800
Pro forma Earnings from continuing operations			157
Amortization of inventory step-up			700
St Jude Medical | Terumo | Supply Commitment
Allocation of the fair value
Purchase price for agreement to sell products		$ 1,120	$ 1,120
St Jude Medical | 120-day bridge loan
Business acquisitions
Maturity period	120 days	120 days
Proceeds from Short-term Debt	$ 2,000