v3.25.4

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - Product Liability (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2025 case complaint | Dec. 09, 2025 claim | Apr. 28, 2025 claim | Dec. 31, 2024 complaint | Dec. 31, 2023 entity | May 15, 2023 case
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation | BHC | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation | BHC | British Columbia |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation | BHC | Quebec |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation | LLT Management LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of entities after corporate restructuring | entity |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation | Pending Litigation | BHC |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 23 |  |  |  |  |
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation | Dismissed with Prejudice | BHC |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation | Dismissed For Failure To Comply With Orders Requiring Plaintiff Profile Forms | BHC |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims dismissed | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation, Atlantic County, New Jersey Multi-County, Stipulations of Dismissal Submitted | Pending Litigation | BHC |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Shower to Shower Product Liability Litigation, Alleging Caused Ovarian Cancer, Mesothelioma or Breast Cancer | Pending Litigation | BHC |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 22 |  |  |  |  |
Lumify® Paragraph IV Proceedings, Slayback ANDA Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1
Vyzulta® Infringement Proceedings |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 1 |  |  |  |  |
In Re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation, Pending In The U.S. District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | complaint | 0 |  |  | 1 |  |

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