Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details) ₩ in Millions, $ in Millions						9 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2022 KRW (₩)	Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2021 USD ($) units	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired						$ 1,542	$ 2,014
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability						182		$ 486
Goodwill						12,852		11,988
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal						0	$ 48
Accrued income taxes						549		442
Payment of contingent consideration						371
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration					$ 800
Transfer of facilities | units					5
Divestiture, agreement, transfer of global employees | units					280
M.I. Tech Co., Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value	$ 230	₩ 291,200
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	64.00%	64.00%
Baylis Medical
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired						1,463
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination						1,463
Goodwill						988
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						657
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets						112
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities						(287)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities						(7)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						657
Baylis Medical | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						$ 622
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						11 years
Baylis Medical | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						$ 36
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						11 years
Baylis Medical | Weighted Average [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						11.00%
Baylis Medical | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						11.00%
Preventice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination					$ 925
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High, Including Prior Interest					$ 300
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage					22.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain					$ 195
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired					706	$ 706
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High					$ 216
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability						221
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value						269
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination						1,197
Goodwill						926
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						237
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets						0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets						65
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities						(32)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities						0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						237
Preventice | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						$ 215
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						9 years
Preventice | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						$ 22
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						8 years
Preventice | Weighted Average [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						10.00%
Preventice | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						10.00%
Lumenis
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			$ 1,032			$ 1,032
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability						0
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value						0
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination						1,032
Goodwill						534
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						423
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets						69
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets						297
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities						(282)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities						(9)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						492
Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Amount as of Acquisition Date								$ 177
Accrued income taxes						183
Lumenis | In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						69
Lumenis | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						$ 388
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						12 years
Lumenis | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						$ 35
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						11 years
Lumenis | Weighted Average [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						12.00%
Lumenis | Weighted Average [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						11.00%
Lumenis | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						11.00%
Farapulse
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination				$ 450
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High, Including Prior Interest				$ 125
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage				27.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain				$ 222
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired				268		$ 268
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High				$ 120
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability						162
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value						222
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination						653
Goodwill						384
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						267
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets						43
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets						9
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities						(10)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities						(40)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill						310
Payment of contingent consideration						114
Farapulse | In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						43
Farapulse | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						$ 267
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life						12 years
Farapulse | Weighted Average [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						17.00%
Farapulse | Weighted Average [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input						16.00%
2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired						$ 2,007
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability						384
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value						491
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination						2,882
Goodwill						1,843
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						928
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets						112
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets						372
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities						(323)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities						$ (49)