Business Acquisition, Purchse Price Allocation, Net Intangible Assets

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Business combination equity ownership before transaction.

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Estimated Total Cost To Complete In Process Research And Development Programs Acquired, low end of range

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Gains on previously held equity interests.

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Risk-adjusted discount rate for contingent consideration

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Risk Adjusted Discount Rate for Purchase Price Allocation

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The calculated weighted-average amortization period of a major class of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the current period either individually or as part of a group of assets (in either an asset acquisition or business combination). A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to an identifiable intangible asset that will be amortized.

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Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to an identifiable intangible asset that will not be amortized. Does not include goodwill.

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The net amount, measured at acquisition-date fair value, of all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed that arise from contingencies and were recognized by the entity.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the acquisition-date fair value of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an intangible asset (excluding goodwill) to fair value.

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Acquisitions (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details 1) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011 years	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 years	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Jan. 05, 2011	Nov. 03, 2010	Oct. 26, 2010	Jan. 04, 2011 Sadra Medical Inc [Member]	Jan. 05, 2011 Intelect Medical Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 2010 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member] Technology-related [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member] 2010 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member] 2010 Acquisitions [Member] Technology-related [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member] Technology-related [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum [Member] 2010 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum [Member] 2010 Acquisitions [Member] Technology-related [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Purchased research and development [Member] Maximum [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Purchased research and development [Member] Maximum [Member] 2010 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Purchased research and development [Member] Minimum [Member] 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Purchased research and development [Member] Minimum [Member] 2010 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pre-acquisition equity interest													14.00%	15.00%
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid											$ 5,000,000	$ 194,000,000	$ 193,000,000	$ 60,000,000	$ 370,000,000	$ 199,000,000
Business Combination, Assets and Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized, Net				287,000,000
Gain On Transactions				38,000,000
Pre-acquisition equity interest													14.00%	15.00%
Intangible asset impairment charges		9,000,000	12,000,000		5,000,000	60,000,000	21,000,000	65,000,000	12,000,000
Allocation of purchase price to various intangible asset categories
Amortizable intangible assets	97,000,000						97,000,000	175,000,000								175,000,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	470,000,000						470,000,000	45,000,000								45,000,000
Business Acquisition, Purchse Price Allocation, Net Intangible Assets	567,000,000						567,000,000	220,000,000
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	7.4						11.9
Risk Adjusted Discount Rate for Purchase Price Allocation																		25.00%		35.50%		22.60%		28.00%	30.00%	36.00%	23.60%	29.00%
Allocation of goodwill acquired to reportable segments
Goodwill	266,000,000						266,000,000									81,000,000
Estimated Total Cost To Complete In Process Research And Development Programs Acquired, low end of range																	200,000,000		35,000,000		150,000,000		25,000,000
Business Combination Equity Ownership Before Transaction										11,000,000
Note Receivable										6,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value										55,000,000
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Transaction Costs	$ 0						$ 0	$ 0
Risk-adjusted discount rate for contingent consideration												20.00%
Risk Adjusted Discount Rate for Contingent Consideration, High End of Range				20.00%