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Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,226us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 4,063us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Short-term investments 6,623us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 397us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Trade receivables, less allowances of $317 in 2015 and $310 in 2014 3,481us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 3,586us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories:    
Finished products 1,780us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods 1,807us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods
Work in process 287us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcess 278us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcess
Materials 556us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials 558us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials
Total inventories 2,623us-gaap_InventoryNet 2,643us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses, deferred income taxes, and other receivables 3,859us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 3,680us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Current assets held for disposition 173us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 892us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Total Current Assets 19,985us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 15,261us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Investments 244us-gaap_LongTermInvestments 229us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
Property and Equipment, at cost 12,251us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 12,632us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 6,552us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 6,697us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net property and equipment 5,699us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 5,935us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Intangible assets, net of amortization 5,979us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 6,198us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Goodwill 9,855us-gaap_Goodwill 10,067us-gaap_Goodwill
Deferred income taxes and other assets 1,330us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 1,651us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Non-current assets held for disposition 3us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentAssets 1,934us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentAssets
Total Assets 43,095us-gaap_Assets 41,275us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:    
Short-term borrowings 2,921us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 4,382us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Trade accounts payable 1,012us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent 1,064us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
Salaries, wages and commissions 649us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 776us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other accrued liabilities 3,380us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 2,943us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Dividends payable 358us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent 362us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
Income taxes payable 534us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent 270us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt 51us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 55us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Current liabilities held for disposition 301us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent 680us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Total Current Liabilities 9,206us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 10,532us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt 5,931us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 3,408us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Post-employment Obligations, deferred income taxes and other long - term Liabilities 5,970us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 5,588us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Non-current liabilities held for disposition   108us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent
Commitments and Contingencies      
Shareholders' Investment:    
Preferred shares, one dollar par value Authorized - 1,000,000 shares, none issued      
Common shares, without par value Authorized - 2,400,000,000 shares Issued at stated capital amount - Shares: 2015: 1,698,124,396; 2014: 1,694,929,949 12,462us-gaap_CommonStockValue 12,383us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Common shares held in treasury, at cost - Shares: 2015: 209,367,078; 2014: 186,894,515 (9,721)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (8,678)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Earnings employed in the business 24,740us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 22,874us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (5,607)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (5,053)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total Abbott Shareholders' Investment 21,874us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 21,526us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries 114us-gaap_MinorityInterest 113us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total Shareholders' Investment 21,988us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 21,639us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Investment $ 43,095us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity $ 41,275us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity