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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 01, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) reporting_unit | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 3,854,000,000 | $ 4,102,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 4,102,000,000 |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 824,000,000 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 11,579,000,000 | 11,547,000,000 |  |  |  | 11,547,000,000 | $ 12,457,000,000
Accumulated goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  | 5,004,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reporting units | reporting_unit |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salix |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 3,159,000,000 | $ 3,159,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 3,159,000,000 | $ 3,159,000,000
Dermatology Reporting Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, long-term growth rate |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate |  | 10.50% | 10.00% |  |  | 10.50% | 10.00% | 9.00% |  |
Fair value of reporting value, greater than its carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 119,000,000 | $ 83,000,000 | $ 0 |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, change in discount rate |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 480,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 480,000,000 |  |  |  |
Vision Care, Surgical and Ophthalmic Reporting Units | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of reporting value, greater than its carrying value |  |  | 25.00% |  | 25.00% |  | 25.00% |  | 25.00% |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Salix Reporting Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, long-term growth rate |  | 2.50% |  |  |  | 2.50% |  |  |  |
Fair value of reporting value, greater than its carrying value |  | 5.00% |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Neurology and Other Reporting Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, long-term growth rate |  |  |  |  | (2.50%) |  |  |  | (2.50%) |
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate |  |  |  |  | 10.25% |  |  |  | 10.25% |
Goodwill impairment | $ 622,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 1,439,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,439,000,000 |
Minimum | Vision Care, Surgical and Ophthalmic Reporting Units | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, long-term growth rate |  |  | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate |  |  | 9.00% |  | 9.50% |  | 9.00% |  | 9.50% |
Minimum | Salix Reporting Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate |  | 9.75% |  |  |  | 9.75% |  |  |  |
Maximum | Vision Care, Surgical and Ophthalmic Reporting Units | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, long-term growth rate |  |  | 3.00% |  | 3.00% |  | 3.00% |  | 3.00% |
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate |  |  | 11.50% |  | 12.25% |  | 11.50% |  | 12.25% |
Maximum | Salix Reporting Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate |  | 10.00% |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Xifaxan Branded Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets |  | $ 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 2,559,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite lived intangible assets, useful life |  |  |  | 57 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Xifaxan Branded Products | Salix | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Segment Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |
Trade Names No Longer Used |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Product Lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |

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