Acquisitions and Strategic Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Changes in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability were as follows:

(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	196
Amount recorded related to current year acquisitions	219
Contingent consideration net expense (benefit)	(6)
Contingent consideration payments	(11)
Balance as of March 31, 2021	$	398

Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

The recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of our contingent consideration liability that we expect to be required to settle include the following significant unobservable inputs:

Contingent Consideration Liability	Fair Value as of March 31, 2021	Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average(1)
R&D, Regulatory and Commercialization-based Milestones	$103 million	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	2%				2%
			Probability of Payment	90%				90%
			Projected Year of Payment	2027				2027
Revenue-based Payments	$296 million	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate	4	%	-	14%	7%
			Probability of Payment	80	%	-	100%	100%
			Projected Year of Payment	2021		-	2024	2022

(1)    Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the contingent consideration liability. For projected year of payment, the amount represents the median of the inputs and is not a weighted average.

Investment [Table Text Block]

The aggregate carrying amount of our strategic investments was comprised of the following:

	As of
(in millions)	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Equity method investments	$	246	$	319
Measurement alternative investments(1)	182		183
Publicly-held equity securities(2)	213		414
Notes receivable	2		2
	$	643	$	918

(1)    Measurement alternative investments are privately-held equity securities without readily determinable fair values that are measured at cost less impairment, if any, adjusted to fair value for any observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer, recognized in Other, net within our accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.

(2)    Publicly-held equity securities are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Other, net within our accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.

Preventice

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

(in millions)
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired	$	706
Fair value of contingent consideration	219
Fair value of prior interest	269
	$	1,194

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

(in millions)
Goodwill	$	924
Amortizable intangible assets	236
Other assets acquired	66
Liabilities assumed	(32)
	$	1,194

Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

	Amount Assigned (in millions)		Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates used in Purchase Price Allocation
Amortizable intangible assets:
Technology-related	$	214	9	10%
Other intangible assets	22		8	10%
	$	236