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Acquisitions and Divestitures - 2016 Divestitures (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2016 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Disposal group, deferred gain on disposal	$ 0
Sales		$ 3,472,000,000	$ 3,524,000,000	$ 3,573,000,000	$ 3,445,000,000	$ 3,271,000,000	$ 3,236,000,000	$ 3,261,000,000	$ 3,192,000,000		$ 14,014,000,000	$ 12,960,000,000	$ 12,394,000,000
LISI MEDICAL
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses	102,000,000
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses net of transaction costs	99,000,000
RTI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sales										$ 20,000,000
Number of employees \| employee										330
Goodwill
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) intangible assets	$ (44,000,000)