Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Revenues:
Premiums	$ 21,260	$ 18,983	$ 42,891	$ 37,943
Net investment income	146	289	314	586
Total revenues	80,636	72,616	157,462	141,713
Operating costs:
Cost of products sold	49,290	43,520	94,799	84,414
Benefit costs	17,606	15,901	35,557	31,605
Operating expenses	9,171	8,869	19,047	17,791
Total operating costs	76,067	68,290	149,403	133,810
Operating income	4,569	4,326	8,059	7,903
Interest expense	583	636	1,169	1,293
Other income	(43)	(45)	(85)	(95)
Income before income tax provision	4,029	3,735	6,975	6,705
Income tax provision	1,068	944	1,701	1,690
Net income	2,961	2,791	5,274	5,015
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(10)	(8)	(11)	(9)
Net income attributable to CVS Health	$ 2,951	$ 2,783	$ 5,263	$ 5,006
Net income per share attributable to CVS Health:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.25	$ 2.11	$ 4.01	$ 3.80
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.23	$ 2.10	$ 3.97	$ 3.78
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	1,313	1,319	1,312	1,316
Diluted (in shares)	1,321	1,327	1,325	1,325
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 0.50	$ 1.10	$ 1.00
Cost, Product and Service [Extensible List]	Products	Products	Products	Products
Products
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 56,794	$ 50,525	$ 109,316	$ 97,912
Services
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 2,436	$ 2,819	$ 4,941	$ 5,272