Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Net sales	$ 3,599	$ 3,244	$ 6,988	$ 6,270
Cost of products sold	1,058	1,011	2,098	1,966
Gross profit	2,542	2,233	4,891	4,304
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,354	1,165	2,570	2,225
Research and development expenses	359	335	695	654
Royalty expense	12	11	23	23
Amortization expense	210	204	412	402
Intangible asset impairment charges	57	7	57	7
Contingent consideration net expense (benefit)	19	36	31	48
Restructuring net charges (credits)	16	11	36	14
Litigation-related net charges (credits)	0	42	0	42
Operating expenses	2,028	1,810	3,825	3,415
Operating income (loss)	514	423	1,066	889
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(70)	(64)	(135)	(343)
Other, net	(18)	(14)	(61)	(46)
Income (loss) before income taxes	426	345	870	501
Income tax expense (benefit)	156	85	287	131
Net income (loss)	270	260	584	370
Preferred stock dividends	(9)	(14)	(23)	(28)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders	$ 261	$ 246	$ 561	$ 342
Net income (loss) per common share — basic	$ 0.18	$ 0.17	$ 0.39	$ 0.24
Net income (loss) per common share — diluted	$ 0.18	$ 0.17	$ 0.39	$ 0.24
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic	1,446.2	1,429.7	1,441.0	1,428.8
Diluted	1,456.2	1,437.8	1,451.1	1,438.1