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Segment Reporting - Sales from Products (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 15,806 | $ 16,112 | $ 31,335 | $ 31,887
Increase in hedge revenue |  |  | 16 | 118
Revenue related to the sale of the marketing rights |  |  | 100 | 76
U.S. |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 8,836 | 7,876 | 17,359 | 15,354
Non-US |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 6,969 | 8,236 | 13,977 | 16,533
Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 15,696 | 15,890 | 30,922 | 31,408
Operating Segments | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 14,050 | 14,408 | 27,688 | 28,415
Operating Segments | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,646 | 1,482 | 3,234 | 2,993
Operating Segments | U.S. |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 8,827 | 7,854 | 17,255 | 15,265
Operating Segments | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 8,328 | 7,399 | 16,254 | 14,336
Operating Segments | U.S. | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 499 | 455 | 1,001 | 929
Operating Segments | Non-US |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 6,869 | 8,036 | 13,667 | 16,143
Operating Segments | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 5,722 | 7,009 | 11,434 | 14,079
Operating Segments | Non-US | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,147 | 1,027 | 2,233 | 2,064
Operating Segments | Keytruda | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 7,956 | 7,270 | 15,161 | 14,217
Operating Segments | Keytruda | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 4,749 | 4,412 | 9,057 | 8,531
Operating Segments | Keytruda | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 3,207 | 2,858 | 6,104 | 5,686
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Lynparza | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 370 | 317 | 682 | 609
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Lynparza | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 174 | 153 | 319 | 288
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Lynparza | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 195 | 165 | 363 | 321
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Lenvima | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 265 | 249 | 523 | 504
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Lenvima | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 183 | 177 | 368 | 349
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Lenvima | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 83 | 73 | 155 | 155
Operating Segments | Welireg | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 162 | 126 | 300 | 211
Operating Segments | Welireg | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 138 | 116 | 261 | 194
Operating Segments | Welireg | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 24 | 10 | 39 | 17
Operating Segments | Alliance Revenue - Reblozyl | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 107 | 90 | 226 | 161
Operating Segments | Alliance Revenue - Reblozyl | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 88 | 75 | 189 | 133
Operating Segments | Alliance Revenue - Reblozyl | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 19 | 15 | 37 | 28
Operating Segments | Gardasil/Gardasil 9 | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 1,126 | 2,478 | 2,453 | 4,727
Operating Segments | Gardasil/Gardasil 9 | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 545 | 536 | 1,082 | 1,024
Operating Segments | Gardasil/Gardasil 9 | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 581 | 1,941 | 1,371 | 3,702
Operating Segments | ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 609 | 617 | 1,148 | 1,187
Operating Segments | ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 481 | 490 | 903 | 928
Operating Segments | ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 128 | 127 | 245 | 259
Operating Segments | Vaxneuvance | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 229 | 189 | 459 | 408
Operating Segments | Vaxneuvance | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 136 | 99 | 275 | 260
Operating Segments | Vaxneuvance | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 93 | 90 | 184 | 148
Operating Segments | RotaTeq | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 121 | 163 | 349 | 379
Operating Segments | RotaTeq | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 60 | 107 | 225 | 257
Operating Segments | RotaTeq | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 61 | 56 | 125 | 123
Operating Segments | Capvaxive | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 129 | 0 | 236 | 0
Operating Segments | Capvaxive | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 129 | 0 | 235 | 0
Operating Segments | Capvaxive | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Operating Segments | Pneumovax 23 | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 38 | 59 | 79 | 120
Operating Segments | Pneumovax 23 | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 5 | 11 | 3 | 17
Operating Segments | Pneumovax 23 | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 33 | 48 | 76 | 103
Operating Segments | Bridion | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 461 | 455 | 902 | 895
Operating Segments | Bridion | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 411 | 351 | 789 | 680
Operating Segments | Bridion | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 50 | 104 | 113 | 215
Operating Segments | Prevymis | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 228 | 188 | 436 | 362
Operating Segments | Prevymis | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 115 | 90 | 217 | 165
Operating Segments | Prevymis | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 113 | 98 | 219 | 197
Operating Segments | Dificid | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 96 | 92 | 179 | 165
Operating Segments | Dificid | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 83 | 79 | 155 | 147
Operating Segments | Dificid | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 13 | 12 | 24 | 17
Operating Segments | Zerbaxa | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 74 | 62 | 145 | 118
Operating Segments | Zerbaxa | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 45 | 33 | 87 | 67
Operating Segments | Zerbaxa | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 29 | 28 | 57 | 51
Operating Segments | Winrevair | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 336 | 70 | 615 | 70
Operating Segments | Winrevair | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 323 | 70 | 591 | 70
Operating Segments | Winrevair | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Adempas/Verquvo | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 123 | 106 | 229 | 203
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Adempas/Verquvo | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 108 | 98 | 205 | 188
Operating Segments | Alliance revenue - Adempas/Verquvo | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 15 | 8 | 23 | 16
Operating Segments | Adempas | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 80 | 72 | 147 | 142
Operating Segments | Adempas | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Adempas | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 80 | 72 | 147 | 142
Operating Segments | Lagevrio | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 83 | 110 | 185 | 460
Operating Segments | Lagevrio | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 30 | 15 | 66 | 60
Operating Segments | Lagevrio | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 52 | 95 | 119 | 400
Operating Segments | Isentress/Isentress HD | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 86 | 89 | 176 | 200
Operating Segments | Isentress/Isentress HD | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 48 | 43 | 99 | 93
Operating Segments | Isentress/Isentress HD | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 38 | 46 | 77 | 107
Operating Segments | Delstrigo | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 83 | 60 | 150 | 116
Operating Segments | Delstrigo | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 14 | 14 | 29 | 26
Operating Segments | Delstrigo | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 70 | 45 | 121 | 89
Operating Segments | Pifeltro | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 41 | 39 | 86 | 81
Operating Segments | Pifeltro | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 25 | 27 | 57 | 56
Operating Segments | Pifeltro | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 16 | 12 | 29 | 25
Operating Segments | Belsomra | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 40 | 53 | 90 | 99
Operating Segments | Belsomra | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 18 | 19 | 31 | 33
Operating Segments | Belsomra | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 21 | 34 | 58 | 66
Operating Segments | Simponi | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 172 | 0 | 356
Operating Segments | Simponi | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Simponi | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 172 | 0 | 356
Operating Segments | Remicade | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 35 | 0 | 74
Operating Segments | Remicade | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Remicade | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 35 | 0 | 74
Operating Segments | Januvia | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 372 | 405 | 921 | 824
Operating Segments | Januvia | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 216 | 177 | 561 | 361
Operating Segments | Januvia | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 155 | 227 | 360 | 463
Operating Segments | Janumet | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 251 | 224 | 498 | 475
Operating Segments | Janumet | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 68 | 17 | 133 | 55
Operating Segments | Janumet | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 184 | 208 | 366 | 420
Operating Segments | Other pharmaceutical | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 584 | 618 | 1,313 | 1,252
Operating Segments | Other pharmaceutical | U.S. | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 136 | 190 | 317 | 354
Operating Segments | Other pharmaceutical | Non-US | Pharmaceutical |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 450 | 430 | 997 | 899
Operating Segments | Livestock | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 961 | 837 | 1,885 | 1,686
Operating Segments | Livestock | U.S. | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 190 | 168 | 384 | 334
Operating Segments | Livestock | Non-US | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 771 | 669 | 1,501 | 1,352
Operating Segments | Companion Animal | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 685 | 645 | 1,349 | 1,307
Operating Segments | Companion Animal | U.S. | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 309 | 287 | 617 | 595
Operating Segments | Companion Animal | Non-US | Animal Health |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 376 | 358 | 732 | 712
Corporate, Non-Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 110 | 222 | 413 | 479
Corporate, Non-Segment | U.S. |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | 9 | 22 | 104 | 89
Corporate, Non-Segment | Non-US |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 100 | $ 200 | $ 310 | $ 390

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