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Revenue (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) units | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Emerging Markets total countries | units | 20 |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 2,543 | $ 2,493 |
Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract] |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability | 390 |  | $ 400
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract] |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized | 35 |  |
United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,489 | 1,403 |
International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,054 | 1,090 |
EMEA [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 552 | 561 |
APAC [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 409 | 437 |
Latin America and Canada [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 89 | 92 |
Emerging Markets [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 267 | 297 |
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 41 |  |
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 37 |  |
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 4 |  |
Global Endoscopy (Endo) Reporting Unit [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 442 | 440 |
Global Endoscopy (Endo) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 256 | 253 |
Global Endoscopy (Endo) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 186 | 187 |
Global Urology (Uro) Reporting Unit [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 332 | 326 |
Global Urology (Uro) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 237 | 231 |
Global Urology (Uro) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 95 | 94 |
Global CRM Reporting Unit [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 437 | 491 |
Global CRM Reporting Unit [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 255 | 288 |
Global CRM Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 182 | 203 |
Global Electrophysiology (EP) Reporting Unit [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 74 | 79 |
Global Electrophysiology (EP) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 32 | 36 |
Global Electrophysiology (EP) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 43 | 43 |
Global Neuromodulation (NM) Reporting Unit [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 191 | 186 |
Global Neuromodulation (NM) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 151 | 144 |
Global Neuromodulation (NM) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 40 | 42 |
Global Interventional Cardiology (IC) Reporting Unit [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 633 | 661 |
Global Interventional Cardiology (IC) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 297 | 296 |
Global Interventional Cardiology (IC) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 336 | 365 |
Global Peripheral Interventions (PI) Reporting Unit [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 392 | 311 |
Global Peripheral Interventions (PI) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 224 | 156 |
Global Peripheral Interventions (PI) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 168 | 155 |
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 41 |  |
BSX Reportable Segments [Member] |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,502 |  |
BSX Reportable Segments [Member] | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 1,452 | $ 1,403 |

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