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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
| As of December 31, 2020 |  | As of December 31, 2019
(in millions) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization/Goodwill Impairment Charges |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization/Goodwill Impairment Charges
Technology-related | $ | 11,059 |  |  | $ | (6,179) |  |  | $ | 12,020 |  |  | $ | (5,706) |
Patents | 511 |  |  | (407) |  |  | 525 |  |  | (408) |
Other intangible assets | 1,775 |  |  | (1,220) |  |  | 1,754 |  |  | (1,081) |
Amortizable intangible assets | $ | 13,345 |  |  | $ | (7,806) |  |  | $ | 14,299 |  |  | $ | (7,195) |
Goodwill | $ | 19,924 |  |  | $ | (9,973) |  |  | $ | 20,076 |  |  | $ | (9,900) |
IPR&D | 257 |  |  |  |  | 662 |  |  |
Technology-related | 120 |  |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ | 377 |  |  |  |  | $ | 782 |  |  |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The following represents our goodwill balance by global reportable segment and our separately presented Specialty Pharmaceuticals operating segment:
(in millions) | MedSurg |  | Rhythm and Neuro |  | Cardiovascular |  | Specialty Pharmaceuticals |  | Total
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 |
Foreign currency fluctuations and other changes | (2) |  |  | 3 |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |
Goodwill impairment charges | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (73) |  |  | (73) |
Goodwill reclassified to Current assets held for sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (175) |  |  | (175) |
Balance as of December 31, 2020 | $ | 2,059 |  |  | $ | 2,194 |  |  | $ | 5,697 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,951 |
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, 2020 is as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year |
2021 | $ | 689 |
2022 | 664 |
2023 | 651 |
2024 | 613 |
2025 | 560 |

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