Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Net revenues	$ 45,685	$ 43,725	$ 90,199	$ 86,940
Cost of revenues	38,750	36,710	76,684	73,181
Gross profit	6,935	7,015	13,515	13,759
Operating expenses	4,818	4,658	9,605	9,217
Operating profit	2,117	2,357	3,910	4,542
Interest expense, net	247	280	499	563
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		542		542
Other expense	7	7	14	16
Income before income tax provision	1,863	1,528	3,397	3,421
Income tax provision (benefit)	766	604	1,338	1,350
Income from continuing operations	1,097	924	2,059	2,071
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	1		(8)
Net income	1,098	924	2,051	2,071
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			(1)	(1)
Net income attributable to CVS Health	$ 1,098	$ 924	$ 2,050	$ 2,070
Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)	$ 1.07	$ 0.86	$ 2.00	$ 1.91
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)			(0.01)
Net income attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)	$ 1.07	$ 0.86	$ 1.99	$ 1.91
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	1,019	1,070	1,024	1,081
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)	$ 1.07	$ 0.86	$ 1.99	$ 1.90
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)			(0.01)
Net income attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)	$ 1.07	$ 0.86	$ 1.98	$ 1.90
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	1,024	1,075	1,029	1,087
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.425	$ 1.00	$ 0.85