Acquisitions and Strategic Investments (Details)								2 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2022 KRW (₩)	Nov. 08, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2023 KRW (₩)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposal of certain businesses and assets										$ 5,000,000	$ 826,000,000	$ 15,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability										149,000,000	486,000,000	196,000,000
Goodwill										12,920,000,000	11,988,000,000	9,951,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired										1,542,000,000	2,258,000,000	3,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration										(149,000,000)	(486,000,000)	(196,000,000)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Purchases										0	440,000,000	0
Intangible asset impairment charges										132,000,000	370,000,000	460,000,000
Contingent consideration net expense (benefit)										35,000,000	(136,000,000)	(100,000,000)
Payment of contingent consideration										371,000,000	15,000,000
Goodwill impairment charges										0	$ 0	$ 73,000,000
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							$ 800,000,000
Divestiture, agreement, transfer of facilities							5
Divestiture, agreement, transfer of global employees							280
Preventice Solutions, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability										221,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value										269,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net										1,197,000,000
Goodwill										926,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										237,000,000
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										65,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities										(32,000,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities										0
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination							$ 925,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage							22.00%
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill										237,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High							$ 216,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired							706,000,000			706,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration										(221,000,000)
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain							196,000,000
Business combination, contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, value, high, including prior interest							$ 300,000,000
Preventice Solutions, Inc. [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 215,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life										9 years
Preventice Solutions, Inc. [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] | Weighted Average (Member)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										10.00%
Preventice Solutions, Inc. [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 22,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life										8 years
Preventice Solutions, Inc. [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member] | Weighted Average (Member)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										10.00%
Farapulse, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination						$ 450,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage						27.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High						$ 92,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired						268,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain						222,000,000
Business combination, contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, value, high, including prior interest						$ 125,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Additional Revenue Payment, period [Line Items]						3 years
Lumenis LTD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability										$ 0
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value										0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net										1,032,000,000
Goodwill										534,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										423,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets										69,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets										297,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities										(282,000,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities										(9,000,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill										492,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired					$ 1,032,000,000.000					1,032,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration										0
Accrued Income Taxes, Noncurrent										183,000,000
Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Amount as of Acquisition Date										177,000,000
Lumenis LTD | In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 69,000,000
Lumenis LTD | In Process Research and Development [Member] | Weighted Average (Member)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										12.00%
Lumenis LTD | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 388,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life										12 years
Lumenis LTD | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] | Weighted Average (Member)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										11.00%
Lumenis LTD | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 35,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life										11 years
Lumenis LTD | Other Intangible Assets [Member] | Weighted Average (Member)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										11.00%
Devoro Medical, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination				$ 320,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage				16.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High				$ 67,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired				251,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain				57,000,000
Business combination, contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, value, high, including prior interest				$ 80,000,000
All Other 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability										$ 218,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value										287,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net										1,025,000,000
Goodwill										594,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										465,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets										43,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets										9,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities										(11,000,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities										(75,000,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill										508,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired										519,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration										(218,000,000)
All Other 2021 Acquisitions | In Process Research and Development [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 43,000,000
All Other 2021 Acquisitions | In Process Research and Development [Member] | Weighted Average (Member)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										17.00%
All Other 2021 Acquisitions | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 465,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life										12 years
All Other 2021 Acquisitions | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										16.00%
All Other 2021 Acquisitions | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										17.00%
2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability										$ 440,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value										556,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net										3,254,000,000
Goodwill										2,053,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										1,125,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets										112,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets										372,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities										(325,000,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities										(84,000,000)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High										417,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired										2,258,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration										(440,000,000)
Baylis Medical
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net										1,463,000,000
Goodwill										988,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										657,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets										112,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities										(287,000,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities										(7,000,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill										657,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired										1,463,000,000
Baylis Medical | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 622,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life										11 years
Baylis Medical | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] | Weighted Average (Member)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										11.00%
Baylis Medical | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles										$ 36,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life										11 years
Baylis Medical | Other Intangible Assets [Member] | Weighted Average (Member)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate, Fair Value Input										11.00%
M.I. Tech Co., Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value	$ 615,000,000	$ 230,000,000	₩ 291,200,000,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		64.00%	64.00%
M.I. Tech Co., Ltd | Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value | ₩									₩ 20.00
Acotec Scientific Holdings Limited | Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value								$ 520,000,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired													65.00%
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value	$ 10.00
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Farapulse
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment of contingent consideration										$ 114,000,000