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):	Noncontrolling interests:
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 0	$ 8	$ 5,834	$ 25,162	$ 0	$ (2,791)	$ 12
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock		1,600		1,443
Common stock-based award activity			0	315
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions				0
Common stock issued in connection with LYONs' conversions				33
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, net								(3)
Change in noncontrolling interests								2
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2019	30,282	1,600	8	7,565	24,166	(8)	(3,068)	11
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock		1,668		1,729
Common stock-based award activity			1	351
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions				0
Common stock issued in connection with LYONs' conversions				53
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, net								0
Change in noncontrolling interests								0
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2020	39,777	3,268	9	9,698	27,159	$ 0	(368)	11
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock		0		0
Common stock-based award activity			0	335
Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions				23
Common stock issued in connection with LYONs' conversions				34
Sale of Envista Holdings Corporation common stock				0
Net earnings	6,433				6,433
Common stock dividends declared					(601)
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock dividends declared					(164)
Tendered common stock in exchange offer for Envista Holdings Corporation common stock					0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(659)						(659)
Activity related to Envista Holdings Corporation, net								0
Change in noncontrolling interests								(1)
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 45,177	$ 3,268	$ 9	$ 10,090	$ 32,827		$ (1,027)	$ 10