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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of finite-lived intangible assets | The major components of intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 consist of:
| Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Lives (Years) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
(in millions) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Impairments |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Impairments |  | Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product brands | 6 |  | $ | 20,890 |  |  | $ | (14,914) |  |  | $ | 5,976 |  |  | $ | 21,011 |  |  | $ | (13,544) |  |  | $ | 7,467 |
Corporate brands | 7 |  | 907 |  |  | (404) |  |  | 503 |  |  | 930 |  |  | (338) |  |  | 592 |
Product rights/patents | 3 |  | 3,305 |  |  | (3,055) |  |  | 250 |  |  | 3,297 |  |  | (2,887) |  |  | 410 |
Partner relationships | 1 |  | 169 |  |  | (168) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 166 |  |  | (165) |  |  | 1 |
Technology and other | 3 |  | 210 |  |  | (200) |  |  | 10 |  |  | 209 |  |  | (189) |  |  | 20 |
Total finite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 25,481 |  |  | (18,741) |  |  | 6,740 |  |  | 25,613 |  |  | (17,123) |  |  | 8,490 |
Acquired IPR&D not in service | NA |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |
B&L Trademark | NA |  | 1,698 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,698 |  |  | 1,698 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,698 |
|  |  | $ | 27,186 |  |  | $ | (18,741) |  |  | $ | 8,445 |  |  | $ | 27,324 |  |  | $ | (17,123) |  |  | $ | 10,201 |
Schedule of components of indefinite-lived intangible assets | The major components of intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 consist of:
| Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Lives (Years) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
(in millions) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Impairments |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Impairments |  | Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product brands | 6 |  | $ | 20,890 |  |  | $ | (14,914) |  |  | $ | 5,976 |  |  | $ | 21,011 |  |  | $ | (13,544) |  |  | $ | 7,467 |
Corporate brands | 7 |  | 907 |  |  | (404) |  |  | 503 |  |  | 930 |  |  | (338) |  |  | 592 |
Product rights/patents | 3 |  | 3,305 |  |  | (3,055) |  |  | 250 |  |  | 3,297 |  |  | (2,887) |  |  | 410 |
Partner relationships | 1 |  | 169 |  |  | (168) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 166 |  |  | (165) |  |  | 1 |
Technology and other | 3 |  | 210 |  |  | (200) |  |  | 10 |  |  | 209 |  |  | (189) |  |  | 20 |
Total finite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 25,481 |  |  | (18,741) |  |  | 6,740 |  |  | 25,613 |  |  | (17,123) |  |  | 8,490 |
Acquired IPR&D not in service | NA |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |
B&L Trademark | NA |  | 1,698 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,698 |  |  | 1,698 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,698 |
|  |  | $ | 27,186 |  |  | $ | (18,741) |  |  | $ | 8,445 |  |  | $ | 27,324 |  |  | $ | (17,123) |  |  | $ | 10,201 |
Schedule of estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years | Estimated amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets for the five years ending December 31 and thereafter are as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | Thereafter |  | Total |
Amortization |  | $ | 1,389 |  |  | $ | 1,204 |  |  | $ | 1,030 |  |  | $ | 905 |  |  | $ | 822 |  |  | $ | 1,390 |  |  | $ | 6,740 |  |
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
(in millions) |  | Bausch + Lomb/ International |  | Branded Rx |  | U.S. Diversified Products |  | Salix |  | Ortho Dermatologics |  | Diversified Products |  | Total
Balance, January 1, 2018 |  | $ | 6,016 |  |  | $ | 6,631 |  |  | $ | 2,946 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15,593 |
Impairment of the Salix and Ortho Dermatologics reporting units |  | — |  |  | (2,213) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,213) |
Realignment of Global Solta reporting unit goodwill |  | (82) |  |  | 115 |  |  | (33) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Goodwill reclassified to assets held for sale and subsequently disposed |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |
Realignment of segment goodwill |  | — |  |  | (4,533) |  |  | (2,913) |  |  | 3,156 |  |  | 1,267 |  |  | 3,023 |  |  | — |
Impairment of the Dentistry reporting unit |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (109) |  |  | (109) |
Foreign exchange and other |  | (127) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (127) |
Balance, December 31, 2018 |  | 5,805 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,156 |  |  | 1,267 |  |  | 2,914 |  |  | 13,142 |
Acquisition of certain assets of Synergy |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Goodwill reclassified to assets held for sale (Note 5) |  | (18) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (18) |
Foreign exchange and other |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Balance, December 31, 2019 |  | 5,786 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,159 |  |  | 1,267 |  |  | 2,914 |  |  | 13,126 |
Assets held for sale reclassified to goodwill (Note 5) |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Goodwill reclassified to assets held for sale (Note 3) |  | (217) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (217) |
Foreign exchange and other |  | 117 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 117 |
Balance, December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 5,704 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,159 |  |  | $ | 1,267 |  |  | $ | 2,914 |  |  | $ | 13,044 |

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