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Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 15, 2024	Apr. 13, 2023 patent	Feb. 29, 2024 patent	Jul. 31, 2023 motion	Jun. 30, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023 patent	Jun. 30, 2012 employee	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) case company lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Legal Defense Costs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal defense costs reserve \| $								$ 210	$ 210
U.S. \| Pending Litigation \| Qui Tam
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims \| lawsuit								2
U.S. \| Settled Litigation \| Qui Tam
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of plaintiffs \| employee							2
Motion for summary judgement, motions granted \| motion				2
Dr. Scholl's \| U.S. \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims \| case								330
Gardasil/Gardasil 9 \| Non-US \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims \| case								15
Gardasil/Gardasil 9 \| U.S. \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims \| case								210
Bridion \| Patents
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, claims settled \| company								5
Bridion \| Pending Litigation \| Patents
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims \| company								2
Postponement period resulting from litigation	30 months
Bridion \| Settled Litigation \| Patents
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Patent extension, term					5 years
Keytruda \| Pending Litigation \| Patents
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of patents allegedly infringed \| patent		9
Lynparza \| Pending Litigation \| Patents
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of patents allegedly infringed \| patent			1			1
Januvia/Janumet
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, claims settled \| company								26