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Loss contingency accrual, payment percentage

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Loss Contingency, Reserve Established Within Trust, Nominal Value

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Loss Contingency, Reserve Established Within Trust, Total

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Loss Contingency, Term

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Product liability contingency number of claimant.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Amount of cash outflow reducing loss contingency liability.

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Number of claims dismissed.

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Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 claimant cases	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2023 USD ($) claimant claim	Jul. 02, 2023 USD ($) claimant claim	May 31, 2023 cases	Apr. 24, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2021 USD ($)	May 31, 2021 cases claimant
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Damages awarded \| $								$ 18.8
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								160	160
Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants								940	940
Pelvic Meshes
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants								7,160	7,160
Risperdal
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants								240	240
Talc
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants								40,480	40,480
Physiomesh
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants								910	910
Physiomesh \| Pending Litigation
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Number of pending claims \| cases													3,600
Number of claims within settlement agreement \| cases		3,729								292
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number \| cases		3,244
Product liability contingency, number of claimants													4,300
Elmiron
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants								2,130	2,130
Tylenol
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants								520	520
Opioid
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Number of pending claims \| claim								35	35
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number, Remaining \| claim								475	475
Loss Contingency Pending Claims, Number, Additional \| claim								2	2
Loss Contingency Accrual \| $												$ 5,000.0
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments \| $									$ 600.0
Loss contingency accrual, payment percentage												60.00%
Product liability contingency, number of claimants								3,500	3,500
Ethicon \| Pending Litigation
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants		3,559
DePuy ASR U.S. \| Settled Litigation
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number									10,000
Baby Powder \| Talc
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Reserve established \| $	$ 2,000.0
Loss Contingency, Reserve Established Within Trust, Total \| $											$ 9,000.0
Loss Contingency, Reserve Established Within Trust, Nominal Value \| $											$ 12,000.0
Loss Contingency, Term	25 years
Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Damages awarded \| $				$ 2,100.0			$ 4,700.0
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value \| $			$ 2,500.0