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Contingencies and Certain Commitments (Action In Which We Are The Defendant) (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 31, 2018 manufacturer | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2017 Patents | Mar. 31, 2015 Patents | Mar. 31, 2013 lagoon | Dec. 31, 2018 Claim | Dec. 31, 2016 GBP (£)
Celebrex [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | $ |  |  | $ 94,000 |  |  |  |  |
Janssen and New York University Versus Hospira, Celltrion Healthcare and Celltrion Inc. [Member] | Inflectra [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents allegedly infringed |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Janssen and New York University Versus Hospira, Celltrion Healthcare and Celltrion Inc. [Member] | Inflectra [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Janssen and New York University Versus Hospira, Celltrion Healthcare and Celltrion Inc. [Member] | Inflectra [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents allegedly infringed |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Pfizer And Various Other Manufacturers Versus Mississippi Attorney General [Member] | Docetaxel [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants other than main defendant | manufacturer | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patent Infringement [Member] | Pfizer Versus BMS, E.R. Squibb & Sons, Ono Pharmaceutical and Tasuku Honjo [Member] | Bavencio [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents allegedly infringed |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Damages from Product Defects [Member] | Class Action Versus American Optical Corporation And Various Other Defendants [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims seeking damages | Claim |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,400 |
Average Wholesale Price [Member] | State of Illinois Versus Pfizer [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims seeking damages | Claim |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Environmental Remediation Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Feasibility study, number of lagoons | lagoon |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Violation of Antitrust Laws [Member] | Phenytoin Sodium Capsules [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Imposed fine | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 84.2
Copayment Assistance Organizations [Member] | Pfizer Versus United States District Of Massachusetts [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party | $ |  | $ 23,850 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of corporate integrity agreement |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |

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