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Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation) (Details) - Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 1998
USD ($)
state
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
case
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
case
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Oct. 24, 2016
case
Oct. 26, 2015
case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of cases pending | case           1 1
Number of states with settled litigation | state 46            
State Settlement Agreements annual payments $ 9,400,000,000            
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap $ 500,000,000            
Litigation settlement   $ 1,100,000,000 $ 1,200,000,000 $ 3,400,000,000 $ 3,600,000,000    
Canada [Member] | Threatened Litigation [Member]              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of cases pending | case   10   10