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Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	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