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Financial Instruments - Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 28, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value | [1] | $ 13,033 | $ 705
Total other noncurrent assets | [2] | 4,327 | 4,450
Total assets | [2] | 177,934 | 167,489
Total liabilities |  | 993 | 718
Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 24,402 | 11,176
Total liabilities |  | 993 | 718
Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 7,672 | 6,687
Total short-term investments |  | 20,705 | 7,392
Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 431 | 465
Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 17 | 53
Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 413 | 413
Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value | [3] | 2,072 | 1,902
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 254 | 315
Total long-term investments |  | 2,326 | 2,216
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 362 | 526
Insurance contracts | [4] | 578 | 575
Total other noncurrent assets |  | 940 | 1,102
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 140 | 266
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 221 | 261
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative liabilities |  | 127 | 114
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative liabilities |  | 127 | 114
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 866 | 604
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 866 | 604
Level 1 [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 2,046 | 1,863
Total liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Total short-term investments |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value | [3] | 2,046 | 1,863
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Total long-term investments |  | 2,046 | 1,863
Level 1 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Insurance contracts | [4] | 0 | 0
Total other noncurrent assets |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Level 2 [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 22,355 | 9,313
Total liabilities |  | 993 | 718
Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 7,672 | 6,687
Total short-term investments |  | 20,705 | 7,392
Level 2 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 431 | 465
Level 2 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 17 | 53
Level 2 [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 413 | 413
Level 2 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value | [3] | 26 | 39
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 254 | 315
Total long-term investments |  | 280 | 354
Level 2 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 362 | 526
Insurance contracts | [4] | 578 | 575
Total other noncurrent assets |  | 940 | 1,102
Level 2 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 140 | 266
Level 2 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 221 | 261
Level 2 [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative liabilities |  | 127 | 114
Level 2 [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative liabilities |  | 127 | 114
Level 2 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 866 | 604
Level 2 [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 866 | 604
Money market funds [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value | [5] | 13,033 | 705
Money market funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value | [5] | 0 | 0
Money market funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value | [5] | 13,033 | 705
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 6,218 | 4,863
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 6,218 | 4,863
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 6,218 | 4,863
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 257 | 1,114
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 14 | 811
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 243 | 303
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 14 | 811
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 243 | 303
Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities | [6] | 1,451 | 1,025
Corporate and other [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 1,440 | 1,013
Corporate and other [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 11 | 11
Corporate and other [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Corporate and other [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Corporate and other [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 1,440 | 1,013
Corporate and other [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | $ 11 | $ 11
[1] | As of June 28, 2020 and December 31, 2019, equity securities with readily determinable fair values included money market funds primarily invested in U.S. Treasury and government debt. As of June 28, 2020, $11.4 billion of proceeds from the Upjohn debt transactions (see Note 7D) are invested in money market funds and included in Restricted short-term investments in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
[2] | Amounts may not add due to rounding.
[3] | As of June 28, 2020, long-term equity securities of $163 million and as of December 31, 2019, long-term equity securities of $176 million were held in restricted trusts for benefits attributable to various U.S. non-qualified employee benefit plans.
[4] | Other noncurrent assets include life insurance policies held in restricted trusts attributable to the funding of various U.S. non-qualified employee benefit plans. The underlying invested assets in these insurance contracts are marketable securities, which are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in Other (income)/deductions––net in the condensed consolidated statements of income (see Note 4).
[5] | As of June 28, 2020, $11.4 billion of proceeds from the Upjohn debt transactions (see Note 7D) are invested in money market funds and included in Restricted short-term investments in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
[6] | Primarily issued by a diverse group of corporations.

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