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ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Details) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 02, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire productive assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 508,000,000 | $ 472,000,000
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,226,000,000 | $ 2,972,000,000 | 9,270,000,000 | $ 8,492,000,000
Caelyx and Doxil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire productive assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 325,000,000 |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,000,000 |  | 73,000,000 |
Customer Relationships | Caelyx and Doxil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire productive assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |
Developed Technology Intangible Asset | Caelyx and Doxil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire productive assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 314,000,000 |  |  |  |
Bridge Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  |  | 364 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
364-day Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan | Bridge Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  | $ 11,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period after which upfront fee will increase |  |  | 120 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
364-day Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan | Bridge Facility | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront fee (percent) |  |  | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
364-day Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan | Bridge Facility | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  |  | 364 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront fee (percent) |  |  | $ 53,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undrawn commitments ticking fee (percent) |  |  | 0.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
364-day Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan | Bridge Facility | 90th day after initial funding | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duration fee (percent) |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
364-day Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan | Bridge Facility | 180th day after initial funding | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duration fee (percent) |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
364-day Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan | Bridge Facility | 270th day after initial funding | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duration fee (percent) |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan Credit Agreement | Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fees under the credit facilities (percent) | 0.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 4,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000 |  | $ 4,000,000,000 |
Term Loan Credit Agreement | Term Loan Facility | First year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans annual amortization rate (percent) | 0.625% |  |  |  |  |  | 0.625% |  | 0.625% |
Term Loan Credit Agreement | Term Loan Facility | After first year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans annual amortization rate (percent) | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  | 1.25% |
Term Loan Credit Agreement | Bridge Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, accordion feature, decrease limit | $ 7,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,400,000,000 |  | $ 7,400,000,000 |
Three Year Term Loan | Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |
Five Year Term Loan | Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |
Five Year Term Loan | Term Loan Facility | After second anniversary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans annual amortization rate (percent) | 1.875% |  |  |  |  |  | 1.875% |  | 1.875% |
Five Year Term Loan | Term Loan Facility | After third anniversary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans annual amortization rate (percent) | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% |  | 2.50% |
Hillrom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  | $ 10,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business​ combination​ consideration​ transferred |  | $ 12,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquire businesses, per share, cash paid (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 156.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Glaxo Smith Kline | Transderm Scop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business​ combination​ consideration​ transferred |  |  |  |  | $ 84,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  | 60,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  |  | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, fair value |  |  |  |  | 24,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Glaxo Smith Kline | Transderm Scop | Developed Product Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of asset acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 64,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |
Glaxo Smith Kline | Transderm Scop | Developed Product Rights | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate used to measure intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 0.225 |  |  |  |  |
Glaxo Smith Kline | Transderm Scop | Customer Relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of asset acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
Glaxo Smith Kline | Transderm Scop | Customer Relationships | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate used to measure intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 0.155 |  |  |  |  |
Cryo Life | PerClot |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business​ combination​ consideration​ transferred |  |  |  | $ 53,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  | 36,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, fair value |  |  |  | 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cryo Life | PerClot | In Process Research and Development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 39,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cryo Life | PerClot | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | In Process Research and Development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate used to measure intangible assets |  |  |  | 0.187 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cryo Life | PerClot | Developed Product Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of asset acquired |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Cryo Life | PerClot | Developed Product Rights | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate used to measure intangible assets |  |  |  | 0.160 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cryo Life | PerClot | Customer Relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of asset acquired |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Cryo Life | PerClot | Customer Relationships | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate used to measure intangible assets |  |  |  | 0.150 |  |  |  |  |  |

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