Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Net revenues	$ 46,181	$ 44,615	$ 136,380	$ 131,555
Cost of revenues	39,055	37,123	115,739	110,304
Gross profit	7,126	7,492	20,641	21,251
Operating expenses	4,627	4,668	14,232	13,885
Operating profit	2,499	2,824	6,409	7,366
Interest expense, net	245	253	744	816
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		101		643
Other expense	192	7	206	23
Income before income tax provision	2,062	2,463	5,459	5,884
Income tax provision	777	921	2,115	2,271
Income from continuing operations	1,285	1,542	3,344	3,613
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1)	(8)	(1)
Net income	1,285	1,541	3,336	3,612
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(1)	(1)	(2)
Net income attributable to CVS Health	$ 1,285	$ 1,540	$ 3,335	$ 3,610
Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)	$ 1.26	$ 1.44	$ 3.26	$ 3.34
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)			(0.01)
Net income attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)	$ 1.26	$ 1.44	$ 3.25	$ 3.34
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	1,016	1,068	1,022	1,076
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)	$ 1.26	$ 1.43	$ 3.25	$ 3.32
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)			(0.01)
Net income attributable to CVS Health (in dollars per share)	$ 1.26	$ 1.43	$ 3.24	$ 3.32
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	1,020	1,073	1,026	1,082
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.425	$ 1.50	$ 1.275