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Commitments And Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Aug. 15, 2011 employees	Sep. 30, 2011 Distribution Solutions [Member] Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Distribution Solutions [Member] Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Distribution Solutions [Member] Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Distribution Solutions [Member] Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Distribution Solutions [Member] Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Distribution Solutions [Member] Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Average Wholesale Price Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Propofol Related Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Propofol Related Litigation [Member] Compensatory Damages [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Propofol Related Litigation [Member] Punitive Damages [Member]
Legal settlement												$ 82
Cash payments for legal settlement									6		26
Litigation charges	118	24	118	24		118	189	24	118	24
Number of employees against whom actions filed					2
Litigation reserve													442	330	143
Number of cases alleging that plaintiffs were injured																47
Estimate of possible loss																	$ 6	$ 18