Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Revenues:
Premiums	$ 25,108	$ 21,260	$ 49,460	$ 42,891
Net investment income	274	146	608	314
Total revenues	88,921	80,636	174,199	157,462
Operating costs:
Cost of products sold	53,536	49,290	104,991	94,799
Health care costs	21,782	17,490	42,230	35,413
Restructuring charge	496	0	496	0
Opioid litigation charge	0	0	0	484
Loss on assets held for sale	0	0	349	41
Operating expenses	9,873	9,187	19,453	18,511
Total operating costs	85,687	75,967	167,519	149,248
Operating income	3,234	4,669	6,680	8,214
Interest expense	686	583	1,275	1,169
Other income	(22)	(43)	(44)	(85)
Income before income tax provision	2,570	4,129	5,449	7,130
Income tax provision	656	1,090	1,393	1,736
Net income	1,914	3,039	4,056	5,394
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(13)	(10)	(19)	(11)
Net income attributable to CVS Health	$ 1,901	$ 3,029	$ 4,037	$ 5,383
Net income per share attributable to CVS Health:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.48	$ 2.31	$ 3.15	$ 4.10
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.48	$ 2.29	$ 3.13	$ 4.06
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	1,283	1,313	1,283	1,312
Diluted (in shares)	1,287	1,321	1,289	1,325
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.605	$ 0.55	$ 1.21	$ 1.10
Cost, Product and Service [Extensible List]	Products	Products	Products	Products
Products
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 60,539	$ 56,794	$ 118,686	$ 109,316
Services
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 3,000	$ 2,436	$ 5,445	$ 4,941