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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed before one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of long-term debt due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of any issuance related costs which have not been expensed.

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments.

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The number of issuer's shares to which the forward contract is indexed.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Acquisitions, Research Collaborations and License Agreements - Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, € in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended									3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration					$ 829.0							$ 829.0	$ 755.0	$ 829.0	$ 755.0	$ 767.0	$ 788.0
Goodwill					20,248.0							20,248.0		20,248.0		19,425.0
Research and development												3,390.0	3,204.0	7,721.0	7,324.0
Inventories					6,128.0							6,128.0		6,128.0		$ 5,978.0
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets														3,170.0	2,336.0
Forward Contracts \| Research and development
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Amount of Derivative Pretax (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income												(22.0)	$ 0.0	(22.0)	$ 0.0
Forward Contracts \| Research and development \| Subsequent Event
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Amount of Derivative Pretax (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income				$ 6.0
Sentinel
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business							$ 410.0
Dunboyne
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Other assets and liabilities, net					13.0							13.0		13.0
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets					302.0	€ 256
Property, plant and equipment					289.0							$ 289.0		$ 289.0
Themis
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business								$ 366.0
Contingent consideration, maximum								740.0
Contingent consideration								97.0
IPR&D								136.0
Cash and cash equivalents								59.0
Goodwill								229.0
Deferred tax assets								71.0
Other assets and liabilities, net								(32.0)
ArQule
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business	$ 2,700.0
IPR&D	2,280.0
Share-based compensation payments attributable to precombination service	138.0
Transaction costs	95.0
Cash and cash equivalents	145.0
Goodwill	540.0
Other assets and liabilities, net	34.0
Deferred income tax liabilities	389.0
Intangible assets	$ 80.0
Peloton
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business										$ 1,200.0
Cash and cash equivalents										157.0
Other assets and liabilities, net										6.0
Research and development										982.0
Deferred income tax liabilities										64.0
Antelliq
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business		$ 2,300.0
Transaction costs		47.0
Cash and cash equivalents		31.0
Goodwill		1,376.0
Debt assumed and paid		1,300.0
Other assets and liabilities, net		(82.0)
Deferred income tax liabilities		589.0
Inventories		93.0
Intangible assets		2,689.0
Property, plant and equipment		$ 60.0
Immune Design
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business											$ 301.0
IPR&D											156.0
Cash and cash equivalents											83.0
Other net assets											42.0
Goodwill											$ 20.0
VelosBio [Member] \| Forecast
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business			$ 2,750.0
Development Milestones \| Themis
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum								80.0
Sales-Based Milestones \| Themis
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum								400.0
Sales-Based Milestones \| Peloton
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum										1,050.0
Regulatory Milestones \| Themis
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum								$ 260.0
Regulatory Milestones \| Peloton
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum										50.0
Commercial Milestone \| Peloton
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum										$ 50.0
Seagen
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront and milestone payments					$ 600.0
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 200							$ 200		$ 200
Contingent milestone payments collaborative arrangement					$ 2,600.0
Payments to Acquire Investments					1,000.0
Research and development					$ 622.0
Forward contract, shares \| shares					5,000							5,000		5,000
Seagen \| Tukysa
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront and milestone payments					$ 210.0
Seagen \| Tukysa \| Minimum
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Royalty Rate, Percentage					20.00%	20.00%
Seagen \| Tukysa \| Maximum
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Royalty Rate, Percentage					33.00%	33.00%
Seagen \| Sales-Based Milestones
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent milestone payments collaborative arrangement					$ 1,750.0
Seagen \| Regulatory Milestones
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent milestone payments collaborative arrangement					850.0
Seagen \| Regulatory Milestones \| Tukysa
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent milestone payments collaborative arrangement					$ 65.0
IAVI
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront and milestone payments									$ 6.5
Contingent milestone payments collaborative arrangement									$ 100.0
Technology Rights \| Sentinel
Acquisitions Research Collaborations And License Agreements Transactions [Line Items]
Acquired rights							401.0
Inventories							$ 9.0