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Significant Accounting Policies - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 321,629 | $ 290,912 | $ 267,908
Net investment income (loss) | 838 | 1,199 | 798
Total revenues | 322,467 | 292,111 | 268,706
Pharmacy |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 205,119 | 184,619 | 171,087
Front Store |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 22,780 | 21,315 | 19,655
Premiums |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 85,330 | 76,132 | 69,364
Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 8,400 | 8,846 | 7,802
Operating Segments | Health Care Benefits |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 90,798 | 81,457 | 74,871
Net investment income (loss) | 476 | 586 | 483
Total revenues | 91,350 | 82,119 | 75,409
Operating Segments | Health Care Benefits | Pharmacy |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Health Care Benefits | Front Store |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Health Care Benefits | Premiums |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 85,274 | 76,064 | 69,301
Operating Segments | Health Care Benefits | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 5,600 | 5,469 | 5,625
Operating Segments | Health Services |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 157,968 | 143,912 | 131,936
Net investment income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues | 169,576 | 153,892 | 141,354
Operating Segments | Health Services | Pharmacy network |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | 102,968 | 96,834 | 89,740
Operating Segments | Health Services | Mail choice |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | 63,825 | 53,812 | 49,713
Operating Segments | Health Services | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | 2,783 | 3,246 | 1,901
Operating Segments | Health Services | Pharmacy |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 166,793 | 150,646 | 139,453
Operating Segments | Health Services | Front Store |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Health Services | Premiums |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Health Services | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,783 | 3,246 | 1,901
Operating Segments | Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 72,739 | 65,418 | 60,990
Net investment income (loss) | (44) | 17 | 0
Total revenues | 108,596 | 101,620 | 93,579
Operating Segments | Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness | Pharmacy |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 83,480 | 77,886 | 71,984
Operating Segments | Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness | Front Store |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 22,780 | 21,315 | 19,655
Operating Segments | Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness | Premiums |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,380 | 2,402 | 1,940
Corporate/ Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 124 | 125 | 111
Net investment income (loss) | 406 | 596 | 315
Total revenues | 530 | 721 | 426
Corporate/ Other | Pharmacy |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate/ Other | Front Store |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate/ Other | Premiums |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 56 | 68 | 63
Corporate/ Other | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 68 | 57 | 48
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues | (47,585) | (46,241) | (42,062)
Intersegment Eliminations | Pharmacy |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | (45,154) | (43,913) | (40,350)
Intersegment Eliminations | Front Store |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Premiums |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ (2,431) | $ (2,328) | $ (1,712)

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