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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
| As of December 31, 2019 |  | As of December 31, 2018
(in millions) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization/Write-offs |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization/Write-offs
Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology-related | $ | 12,020 |  |  | $ | (5,706 | ) |  | $ | 10,197 |  |  | $ | (5,266 | )
Patents | 525 |  |  | (408 | ) |  | 520 |  |  | (393 | )
Other intangible assets | 1,754 |  |  | (1,081 | ) |  | 1,666 |  |  | (958 | )
| $ | 14,299 |  |  | $ | (7,195 | ) |  | $ | 12,383 |  |  | $ | (6,617 | )
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 20,076 |  |  | $ | (9,900 | ) |  | $ | 17,811 |  |  | $ | (9,900 | )
In-process research and development (IPR&D) | 662 |  |  | — |  |  | 486 |  |  | — |
Technology-related | 120 |  |  | — |  |  | 120 |  |  | — |
| $ | 20,858 |  |  | $ | (9,900 | ) |  | $ | 18,417 |  |  | $ | (9,900 | )
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The following represents our goodwill balance by global reportable segment and our separately reported Specialty Pharmaceuticals operating segment:
(in millions) | MedSurg |  | Rhythm and Neuro |  | Cardiovascular |  | Specialty Pharmaceuticals |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | 2,877 |  |  | $ | 417 |  |  | $ | 3,704 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,998 |
Reportable segment revisions | (1,379 | ) |  | 1,379 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency fluctuations and other changes | (3 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (29 | )
Goodwill acquired | 568 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 224 |  |  | — |  |  | 942 |
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | $ | 2,063 |  |  | $ | 1,924 |  |  | $ | 3,925 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,911 |
Foreign currency fluctuations and other changes | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 58 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 66 |
Goodwill acquired | — |  |  | 268 |  |  | 1,712 |  |  | 238 |  |  | 2,218 |
Goodwill divested | — |  |  | — |  |  | (19 | ) |  | — |  |  | (19 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | $ | 2,061 |  |  | $ | 2,192 |  |  | $ | 5,676 |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 10,176 |
Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | Estimated Amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years based upon our amortizable intangible asset portfolio as of December 31, 2019 is as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year |
2020 | $ | 787 |
2021 | 750 |
2022 | 722 |
2023 | 708 |
2024 | 672 |

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