Contingencies and Environmental Liabilities - Propecia/Proscar Litigation - Textual (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013 LegalMatter
Propecia [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims number	1,140
Number of plaintiff groups	1,390
PropeciaCancer [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiff groups	20

Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant