Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Preferred stock	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital:	Retained earnings:	Retained earnings: Cumulative effect, period of adoption, adjustment	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): Cumulative effect, period of adoption, adjustment	Noncontrolling interests:
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 0	$ 8	$ 5,538	$ 22,806	$ 154	$ (1,994)	$ (151)	$ 10
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock		0	0	0
Common stock-based award activity			0	253
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions, value				24
Common stock issued in connection with LYONs' conversions, value				19
Change in noncontrolling interests									2
Sale of Envista Holdings Corporation common stock				0
Net earnings	$ 2,651				2,651
Common stock dividends declared					(449)
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock dividends declared					0
Tendered common stock in Exchange Offer for Envista Holdings Corporation common stock					0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(646)						(646)
Activity related to Envista Holdings Corporation									0
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2018	28,225	0	8	5,834	25,162	0	(2,791)	0	12
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock		1,600	0	1,443
Common stock-based award activity			0	315
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions, value				0
Common stock issued in connection with LYONs' conversions, value				33
Change in noncontrolling interests									2
Sale of Envista Holdings Corporation common stock				(60)
Net earnings	3,008				3,008
Common stock dividends declared					(484)
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock dividends declared					(68)
Tendered common stock in Exchange Offer for Envista Holdings Corporation common stock					(3,452)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(277)						(277)
Activity related to Envista Holdings Corporation									(3)
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2019	30,282	1,600	8	7,565	24,166	$ (8)	(3,068)	$ 0	11
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock		1,668	0	1,729
Common stock-based award activity			1	351
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions, value				0
Common stock issued in connection with LYONs' conversions, value				53
Change in noncontrolling interests									0
Sale of Envista Holdings Corporation common stock				0
Net earnings	3,646				3,646
Common stock dividends declared					(509)
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock dividends declared					(136)
Tendered common stock in Exchange Offer for Envista Holdings Corporation common stock					0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	2,700						2,700
Activity related to Envista Holdings Corporation									0
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 39,777	$ 3,268	$ 9	$ 9,698	$ 27,159		$ (368)		$ 11