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Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended								6 Months Ended
	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 ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2022 claimant patient claim cases	Sep. 30, 2021 cases	May 31, 2021 claimant cases	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	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										180
Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants										1,400
Pelvic Meshes
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants										9,400
Risperdal
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants										1,500
XARELTO
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants										600
Talc
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants										40,300
Invokana
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants										5
Physiomesh
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants										4,800
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										1,900
Judicial Ruling
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Damages awarded | $						$ 6.8	$ 8,000.0
Pending Litigation
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Number of pending claims | claim										860
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										154		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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