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Collaborative Arrangements - AstraZeneca PLC - Narrative (Details) - Lynparza - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Licenses and Other |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |
AstraZeneca | Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |
Probable contingent payments |  |  | $ 600,000,000
Liabilities |  |  | $ 600,000,000
Eligible future contingent sales-based milestone payments (up to) | 2,100,000,000 |  |
Regulatory milestone payments | 245,000,000 | $ 105,000,000 |
Eligible future contingent regulatory milestone payments (up to) | $ 0 |  |

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