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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |  |  | $ 4,950 | $ 1,598 |
Goodwill |  |  | 19,256 |  | $ 15,855
Orthopaedics: |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 306
MedSurg and Neurotechnology: |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 845
Various |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |  | $ 1,628 |  |  |
Fair value of contingent consideration |  |  | 90 |  | 400
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Operating Activities |  |  |  | 208 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 1,151 |
Cerus |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 208
Inari |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 3,188 |  |
Aggregate purchase price of acquisitions | $ 4,810 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Price Per Share | $ 80 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Share Based Compensation Expense |  |  | $ 139 |  |

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