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Significant Accounting Policies - Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total receivables	$ 3,350	$ 3,104
Government receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total receivables	2,270	2,354
Pharmacy rebate receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total receivables	369	330
Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total receivables	$ 711	$ 420

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 852
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 10
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481372/852-10-55-10

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