The amount of debt the board of directors authorized to redeem.

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Remaining amount of debt available for redemption under the debt that the board of directors have authorized to redeem.

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Issuance price of debt as a percentage of value par value and converted to a point scale.

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Amount of discontinued interest rate swaps.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt and Lines of Credit - Debt issuances and redemptions (Details) € in Millions, ¥ in Billions																	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 12, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 19, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2019 JPY (¥)	Nov. 19, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 22, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 16, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 19, 2019 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2018	Sep. 27, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt and Lines of Credit
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt																				$ 1,281,000,000	$ 1,842,000,000	$ 4,009,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt																					$ 63,000,000	$ 167,000,000
Long-term notes authorized for redemption															$ 5,000,000,000				$ 5,000,000,000
Amount remaining available for redemption under the redemption authorization																				$ 2,150,000,000
Revolving credit agreement
Debt and Lines of Credit
Repayments of debt																$ 1,150,000,000
2018 Five Year Credit Agreement
Debt and Lines of Credit
Amount outstanding	$ 0
2020 Five Year Credit Agreement
Debt and Lines of Credit
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000,000
Maturity period	5 years
Senior Notes
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount																							$ 1,300,000,000
1.150% Notes due 2028
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount																							$ 650,000,000
Interest rate percentage																				1.15%			1.15%
1.400% Notes due 2030
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount																							$ 650,000,000
Interest rate percentage																				1.40%			1.40%
0.00% Notes, due 2020
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage		0.00%	0.00%																		0.00%
Repayments of debt		$ 1,300,000,000	€ 1,140
5-year term loan agreement
Debt and Lines of Credit
Repayments of debt																$ 2,800,000,000
Maturity period																5 years
Yen-denominated long-term debt
Debt and Lines of Credit
Maturity period					5 years	5 years
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt					$ 550,000,000	¥ 59.8											$ 550,000,000	¥ 59.8
5.125% Notes, due 2019
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage														5.125%
Repayments of debt														$ 947,000,000
2.35% Notes, due 2019
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage										2.35%			2.35%	2.35%
Repayments of debt										$ 495,000,000			$ 1,300,000,000	$ 1,055,000,000.000
Loss on extinguishment of debt														14,000,000
Outstanding principal amount													$ 1,795,000,000	$ 2,850,000,000
2.80% Notes, due 2020
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage								2.80%
Repayments of debt								$ 500,000,000
2.0% Notes, due 2018
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage												2.00%
Repayments of debt												$ 500,000,000
Long-term Debt
Debt and Lines of Credit
Repayments of debt									$ 4,000,000,000
2.00% Notes, due 2020
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage									2.00%
Repayments of debt									$ 750,000,000
4.125% Notes, due 2020
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage									4.125%
Repayments of debt									$ 597,000,000
3.25% Notes due 2023
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage									3.25%
Repayments of debt									$ 900,000,000
3.40% Note due in 2023 and the 3.75% Note due in 2026
Debt and Lines of Credit
Unwound interest rate swaps									$ 1,100,000,000
3.40% Notes, due 2023
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage									3.40%											3.40%	3.40%				3.40%
Repayments of debt									$ 450,000,000
3.75% Notes, due 2026
Debt and Lines of Credit
Interest rate percentage									3.75%											3.75%	3.75%				3.75%
Repayments of debt									$ 1,300,000,000
2.9% Notes, due 2021
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Interest rate percentage				2.90%																2.90%
Repayments of debt				$ 2,850,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 63,000,000
Long Term debt and Interest Rate swap redemption
Debt and Lines of Credit
Loss on extinguishment of debt									$ (153,000,000)
Abbott Ireland Financing DAC \| Long-term Debt
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount \| €																								€ 1,180		€ 3,420
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt							$ 1,300,000,000				$ 4,000,000,000
Abbott Ireland Financing DAC \| Non-interest bearing Senior Notes due 2020
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount \| €																										€ 1,140
Debt issuance price (as a percent)																										99.727
Abbott Ireland Financing DAC \| Non-interest bearing Senior Notes due 2024
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount \| €																								€ 590
Debt issuance price (as a percent)																								0.10
Abbott Ireland Financing DAC \| Non-interest bearing Senior Notes due 2027
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount \| €																								€ 590
Debt issuance price (as a percent)																								0.375
Abbott Ireland Financing DAC \| 0.875% Senior Notes due 2023
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount \| €																										€ 1,140
Interest rate percentage																										0.875%
Debt issuance price (as a percent)																										99.912
Abbott Ireland Financing DAC \| 1.50% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt and Lines of Credit
Debt issued - principal amount \| €																										€ 1,140
Interest rate percentage																										1.50%
Debt issuance price (as a percent)																										99.723