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Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 cases | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 02, 2023 USD ($) cases claim claimant | Jan. 03, 2021 USD ($) | Apr. 24, 2023 USD ($) | Jul. 04, 2021 USD ($) | May 31, 2021 claimant cases
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Remaining Term |  | 23 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bankruptcy Loss Contingency, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.41% |  |
Judicial Ruling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.8 | $ 8,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 160 |  |  |  |
Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 940 |  |  |  |
Pelvic Meshes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,780 |  |  |  |
Risperdal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 520 |  |  |  |
Talc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,330 |  |  |  |
Physiomesh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,070 |  |  |  |
Physiomesh | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,300
Number of pending claims | cases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225 |  |  |  | 3,600
Number of claims within settlement agreement | cases |  |  | 3,729 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number | cases |  |  | 2,308 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Elmiron |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,070 |  |  |  |
Tylenol |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |
Opioid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,500 |  |  |  |
Number of pending claims | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number, Remaining | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 545 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Pending Claims, Number, Additional | claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000.0 |
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600.0 |  |  |  |
Ethicon | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product liability contingency, number of claimants | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,496
DePuy ASR U.S. | Settled Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patients in settlement | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |
Baby Powder | Talc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve established |  | $ 2,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Reserve Established Within Trust, Total |  | $ 8,900.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Term |  | 25 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments |  | $ 6,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Baby Powder | Talc | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Additional Contribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,900.0 |  |
Loss Contingency, Reserve Established Within Trust, Nominal Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000.0 |  |
Surgical Mesh Products Marketing | Judicial Ruling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded | $ 302.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 344.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Oklahoma Attorney General vs. Johnson & Johnson and JPI | Settled Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 465.0 |  |  |
Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceeding (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages awarded |  |  |  |  | $ 2,100.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Receivable, Proceeds |  |  |  |  | $ 4,700.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value |  |  |  | $ 2,500.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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