Agreed upon payment to be made at closing for exercise of option.

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Multiple of average annual profit allocation.

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Years prior to option exercise to be included in average annual profit allocation portion of exercise price.

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This item represents the amount of gain (loss) arising from the disposal of an equity method investment.

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The number of units or percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the LLC or LP.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company before stock transaction.

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Joint Ventures and Other Equity Method Affiliates - Textual (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Johnson & Johnson Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Johnson & Johnson Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 AstraZeneca LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 AstraZeneca LP [Member]
Equity Income from Affiliates [Line Items]
Limited partner interest in AZLP						1.00%
General partner interest in AZLP						99.00%
Agreed-upon payment to be made by AstraZeneca at closing for exercise of option					$ 327
Multiple of average annual profit allocation to be included in option exercise price					10
Years prior to option exercise to be included in average annual profit allocation portion of exercise price					3 years
Percentage of ownership interest in equity method investment sold by Merck			50.00%	50.00%
Proceeds from sale of interest in equity method investment			175	175
Gain on disposition of interest in equity method investment	$ 136	$ 136		$ 136