Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	$ 714	$ 2,144
Derivative assets, fair value	113	142
Fair value on a recurring basis
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Solventum common stock	2,613	2,270
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	113	142
Derivative liability, fair value	122	84
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Interest rate contracts
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liability, fair value	67	81
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Asset backed securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	16	24
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Foreign corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	8	31
Fair value on a recurring basis \| U.S. government securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	117	138
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Corporate debt securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	388	819
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	70	658
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Certificates of deposit/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	17	185
Fair value on a recurring basis \| U.S. treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	78	269
Fair value on a recurring basis \| U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	20	20
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Solventum common stock	2,613	2,270
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Interest rate contracts
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Asset backed securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Foreign corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| U.S. government securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	117	138
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Corporate debt securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Certificates of deposit/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| U.S. treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	78	269
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 1 \| U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Solventum common stock	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	113	142
Derivative liability, fair value	122	84
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Interest rate contracts
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liability, fair value	67	81
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Asset backed securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	16	24
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Foreign corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	8	31
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| U.S. government securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Corporate debt securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	388	819
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	70	658
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Certificates of deposit/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	17	185
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| U.S. treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 2 \| U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Solventum common stock	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| Interest rate contracts
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| Asset backed securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| Foreign corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| U.S. government securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| Corporate debt securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| Certificates of deposit/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| U.S. treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis \| Level 3 \| U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	$ 20	$ 20

Amount excluding accrued interest, of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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