Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting (Tables) [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2011		2010			2009
Net sales			(restated)			(restated)
United States	$	4,010	$	4,215		$	4,550
EMEA	1,781		1,798			1,814
Japan	842		863			944
Inter-Continental	726		665			659
Net sales allocated to reportable segments	7,359		7,541			7,967
Sales generated from business divestitures	140		346			364
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations	123		(81		)	(143		)
	$	7,622	$	7,806		$	8,188

Reconciliation of depreciation by reportable segment to total [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Depreciation expense			(restated)		(restated)
United States	$	85	$	96	$	119
EMEA	10		19		20
Japan	9		10		10
Inter-Continental	7		7		8
Depreciation expense allocated to reportable segments	111		132		157
Manufacturing operations	125		123		125
Corporate expenses and currency exchange	60		48		41
	$	296	$	303	$	323

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2011			2010			2009
Income (loss) before income taxes	(restated)			(restated)			(restated)
United States	$	627		$	733		$	1,042
EMEA	735			759			810
Japan	367			400			555
Inter-Continental	265			245			290
Operating income allocated to reportable segments	1,994			2,137			2,697
Manufacturing operations	(264		)	(305		)	(464		)
Corporate expenses and currency exchange	(270		)	(271		)	(431		)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges and acquisition-, divestiture-, litigation-, and restructuring-related net charges	(135		)	(1,704		)	(2,185		)
Amortization expense	(421		)	(513		)	(511		)
Operating income (loss)	904			(656		)	(894		)
Other expense, net	(262		)	(407		)	(414		)
	$	642		$	(1,063	)	$	(1,308	)

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(in millions)	2011		2010
Total assets
United States	$	1,851	$	1,936
EMEA	1,003		936
Japan	243		256
Inter-Continental	463		429
Total assets allocated to reportable segments	3,560		3,557
Assets held for sale			576
Goodwill	9,761		10,186
Other intangible assets	6,473		6,343
All other corporate and manufacturing operations assets	1,496		1,466
	$	21,290	$	22,128

Reconciliation of sales by division and region to consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Net sales			(restated)		(restated)
Interventional Cardiology	$	2,495	$	2,602	$	2,859
Cardiac Rhythm Management	2,087		2,180		2,413
Endoscopy	1,187		1,079		1,006
Peripheral Interventions	731		669		661
Urology/Women’s Health	498		481		456
Neuromodulation	336		304		285
Electrophysiology	147		147		149
	7,481		7,462		7,829
Sales generated from divested businesses	141		344		359
	$	7,622	$	7,806	$	8,188
United States	$	4,010	$	4,215	$	4,550
Japan	951		886		908
Other foreign countries	2,520		2,361		2,371
	7,481		7,462		7,829
Sales generated from divested businesses	141		344		359
	$	7,622	$	7,806	$	8,188

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Long-lived assets
United States	$	1,141	$	1,188	$	1,206
Ireland	231		219		249
Other foreign countries	298		290		267
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,670		1,697		1,722
Goodwill	9,761		10,186		11,936
Other intangible assets	6,473		6,343		6,667
	$	17,904	$	18,226	$	20,325