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Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 22, 2022 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Jul. 03, 2022 claim claimant patient cases | Sep. 30, 2021 cases | May 31, 2021 cases claimant | Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2015 claim
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending claims | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |
Rasmussen Instruments, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded | $ |  | $ 20.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190 |  |  |  |
Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900 |  |  |  |
Pelvic Meshes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,500 |  |  |  |
Risperdal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  |
XARELTO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |  |
Talc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,300 |  |  |  |
Invokana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |
Physiomesh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,700 |  |  |  |
Opioid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,500 |  |  |  |
Contact Lenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending claims | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
Elmiron |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300 |  |  |  |
Judicial Ruling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.8 | $ 8,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending claims | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000.0 |
Loss contingency, estimate of additional possible loss | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0 |
Pending Litigation | Physiomesh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,300 |  |
Number of claims within settlement agreement | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,729 |  |  |
Number of pending claims | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126 |  | 3,600 |  |
DePuy ASR U.S. | Settled Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patients in settlement | patient |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |
Baby Powder | Talc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve established | $ |  |  | $ 2,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Baby Powder | Judicial Ruling | Damages from Product Defects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation contingency | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 2,100.0 |  |  | $ 4,700.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for legal settlements | $ |  |  |  | $ 2,500.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oklahoma Attorney General vs. Johnson & Johnson and JPI | Settled Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 465.0 |  |  |  |  |
Surgical Mesh Products Marketing | Judicial Ruling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded | $ | $ 302.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 344.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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