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Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions, BRL in Billions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions, BRL in Billions	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) lawsuit plaintiff case	Dec. 31, 2017 BRL lawsuit plaintiff case
Actos \| Product Liability Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases		6,700	6,700
Cymbalta \| Product Liability Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits \| lawsuit		140	140
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff		1,470	1,470
Compensatory Damages \| Actos
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount \| $	$ 2,400
Canada \| Actos \| Product Liability Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases		3	3
Ontario \| Actos \| Product Liability Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases		1	1
Quebec \| Actos \| Product Liability Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases		1	1
Alberta \| Actos \| Product Liability Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases		1	1
California \| Cymbalta \| Product Liability Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits \| plaintiff		40	40
Brazil \| Employee Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits \| lawsuit		30	30
Damages awarded, value		$ 300	BRL 1.0