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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Allocation of Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  | $ 370
Inventory |  |  |  | 186
Other current assets |  |  |  | 67
Property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  | 155
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 4,081
Purchased goodwill |  |  |  | 3,469
Other assets |  |  |  | 131
Accounts payable and other liabilities |  |  |  | (565)
Interest bearing debt |  |  |  | (2,573)
Deferred tax asset/(liability) and accrued income taxes |  |  |  | (312)
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | 5,009
Supplemental information: |  |  |  |
Cash paid |  |  |  | 5,194
Less: Cash acquired |  |  |  | 210
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  | $ 0 | $ 25 | 4,984
Consideration payable |  |  |  | 25
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | 5,009
Customer related intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 2,035
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  |  |  | 18 years
Other technology-based intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 1,550
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  |  |  | 10 years
Definite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 496
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  |  |  | 16 years
Weighted average |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  |  |  | 14 years
Minimum |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  | 5 years |  | 6 years
Minimum | Customer related intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  | 10 years |  |
Minimum | Other technology-based intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  | 6 years |  |
Minimum | Definite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  | 6 years |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  | 20 years |  | 19 years
Maximum | Customer related intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  | 20 years |  |
Maximum | Other technology-based intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  | 20 years |  |
Maximum | Definite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible-Asset Weighted-Average Lives (Years) |  | 20 years |  |
M*Modal |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  | $ 75
Inventory |  |  |  | 0
Other current assets |  |  |  | 2
Property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  | 8
Purchased goodwill |  |  |  | 517
Other assets |  |  |  | 58
Accounts payable and other liabilities |  |  |  | (127)
Interest bearing debt |  |  |  | (251)
Deferred tax asset/(liability) and accrued income taxes |  |  |  | (24)
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | 704
Supplemental information: |  |  |  |
Cash paid | $ 700 |  |  | 708
Less: Cash acquired |  |  |  | 4
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | 704
Consideration payable |  |  |  | 0
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | 704
M*Modal | Customer related intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 275
M*Modal | Other technology-based intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 160
M*Modal | Definite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 11
Acelity |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  | 295
Inventory |  |  |  | 186
Other current assets |  |  |  | 65
Property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  | 147
Purchased goodwill |  |  |  | 2,952
Other assets |  |  |  | 73
Accounts payable and other liabilities |  |  |  | (438)
Interest bearing debt |  |  |  | (2,322)
Deferred tax asset/(liability) and accrued income taxes |  |  |  | (288)
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | 4,305
Supplemental information: |  |  |  |
Cash paid |  |  |  | 4,486
Less: Cash acquired |  |  |  | 206
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | 4,280
Consideration payable |  |  |  | 25
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | 4,305
Acelity | Customer related intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 1,760
Acelity | Other technology-based intangible assets |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 1,390
Acelity | Definite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchased finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 485

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