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DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details) divestiture in Millions							3 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			25 Months Ended
DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details) divestiture in Millions	Dec. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 07, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) divestiture country	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) country
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Number of material divestitures \| divestiture										0
Number of countries in which entity operates (more than) \| country										90			90
Held For Sale
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Impairment write-down										$ 5,000,000	$ 114,000,000	$ 88,000,000
CeraVe, AcneFree, AMBI Skincare Brand
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Gain (loss) on sale of business										0	309,000,000	0
CeraVe, AcneFree, AMBI Skincare Brand \| Held For Sale
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Net cash proceeds					$ 1,300,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of business											309,000,000
Dendreon
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Gain (loss) on sale of business										0	97,000,000	0
Dendreon \| Held For Sale
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Net cash proceeds				$ 845,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of business											97,000,000
iNova
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Gain (loss) on sale of business										$ 0	309,000,000	0
iNova \| Held For Sale
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Net cash proceeds			$ 938,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of business											309,000,000
Number of countries in which entity operates (more than) \| country										15			15
Obagi Medical Products, Inc. \| Held For Sale
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets									$ 103,000,000
Obagi Medical Products, Inc. \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Net cash proceeds		$ 190,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of business											(13,000,000)
Sprout
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Gain (loss) on sale of business										$ 0	(98,000,000)	0
Loan term	5 years
Related party loan	$ 25,000,000
Sprout \| Minimum
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Purchase obligation (no less than)	$ 200,000,000
Sprout \| Held For Sale
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Impairment write-down											351,000,000
Sprout \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Gain (loss) on sale of business											$ (98,000,000)
Royalty percentage	6.00%
Ruconest Divestiture
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets												$ 221,000,000
Ruconest Divestiture \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets								$ 199,000,000
Consideration received from divestiture						$ 60,000,000
Additional loss						22,000,000
Ruconest Divestiture \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Maximum
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Consideration received from divestiture						125,000,000
Ruconest Divestiture Sales Based Milestone Component \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Maximum
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Consideration received from divestiture						$ 65,000,000
Sales-based milestones achieved													$ 20,000,000
Paragon Holdings I, Inc. Divestiture \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Asset acquisitions and disposition
Loss on disposal							$ 19,000,000