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Contingencies and Certain Commitments (Patent Litigation) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2022 patent	Dec. 31, 2017 patent defendant	Jul. 03, 2022 USD ($)
Gain Contingencies [Line Items]
Threshold for disclosure of proceedings under environmental laws \| $			$ 1
Comirnaty direct sales and alliance revenues [Member] \| German Regional Court, BioNTech Patent Infringement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Gain Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of patents allegedly infringed upon	3
Loss contingency, number of patents allegedly infringed upon, expired	1
Comirnaty direct sales and alliance revenues [Member] \| Pfizer, BioNTech and BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH Versus CureVac, Judgment Of Non-Infringement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Gain Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of patents found not infringed	3
Eliquis [Member] \| Pfizer and BMS Versus Several Generic Manufacturers [Member] \| Patent Infringement [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Gain Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants \| defendant		25
Gain contingency, number of patents allegedly infringed upon		3
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon, expired December 2019		1