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Business Combinations and Divestitures (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) | Jun. 14, 2012 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2013 Aragon [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 14, 2012 Synthes, Inc [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Synthes, Inc [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2013 Synthes, Inc [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 14, 2012 Synthes, Inc [Member] CHF | Sep. 29, 2013 CorImmum [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Bystolic [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2013 Other Intangible Assets [Member] Synthes, Inc [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Patents And Trademarks [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Patents And Trademarks [Member] Synthes, Inc [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Pharmaceutical [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Pharmaceutical [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2013 Pharmaceutical [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2012 Pharmaceutical [Member] USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 499,000,000
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 | 6,074,000,000 |  | 6,074,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 years |  |  |  | 22 years |  | 18 years |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,749,000,000 |  | 2,749,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost in CHF for each share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.65 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate used for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.95674 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share exchanged for acquirees stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.717 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Initial Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combinations and Divestitures (Textuals) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition transaction and integration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 502,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,200,000,000 | 20,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount Rate Used in Probability of Success in Research and Development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period, shares, acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 203,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Settlement Payment or Receipt |  |  |  |  | 12,900,000,000 |  |  |  | 2,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 years |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  | 819,000,000 | 4,423,000,000 |  | 650,000,000 |  | 17,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High |  |  |  |  |  | 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions, contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research and Development in Process | $ 178,000,000 | $ 679,000,000 | $ 242,000,000 | $ 1,108,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 178,000,000 | $ 679,000,000 | $ 178,000,000 | $ 1,108,000,000

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