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ACQUISITIONS, LICENSING AGREEMENTS AND DIVESTITURE - Narrative (Details) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2023 USD ($) rate | Jul. 06, 2023 USD ($) | Jan. 17, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,000,000 | $ 35,000,000 | $ 373,000,000 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,328,000,000 | 1,464,000,000 | 1,426,000,000 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,183,000,000 |  | 11,183,000,000 | 11,547,000,000 | 12,457,000,000 | $ 12,457,000,000
Trade receivables, net |  |  |  |  |  | 1,998,000,000 |  | 1,998,000,000 | 1,790,000,000 |  |
Inventories, net |  |  |  |  |  | 1,544,000,000 |  | 1,544,000,000 | 1,090,000,000 |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | 1,707,000,000 |  | 1,707,000,000 | 1,600,000,000 |  |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  | 6,456,000,000 |  | 6,456,000,000 | 5,800,000,000 |  |
Deferred tax liabilities, net |  |  |  |  |  | 163,000,000 |  | 163,000,000 | $ 202,000,000 |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Amoun |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds from divestiture |  |  |  | $ 740,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,000,000 | 210,000,000
Noncash cumulative foreign currency translation loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 340,000,000
Asset Impairments | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Amoun |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 96,000,000 |  |  | 88,000,000 |
Other (Income) Expense | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Amoun |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,000,000 |
Bausch + Lomb | Johnson & Johnson Vision, Blink Product Line Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid, asset acquisition |  | $ 107,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bausch + Lomb | Paragon Bio Teck Inc. Asset Acquisition and Total Titanium Inc. Business Combination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Trade receivables, net |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |
Inventories, net |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  | 43,000,000 |  | 43,000,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities, net |  |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 |  | 11,000,000 |  |  |
XIIDRA® And Certain Other Ophthalmology Assets Acquisition | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid | $ 1,750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential future milestone obligations (up to) | 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred | 1,753,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, liability | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Inventory release turnover cycle, favorable contract, term | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory released to cost of goods sold | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues since acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | 106,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Earnings since acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 23,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
XIIDRA® And Certain Other Ophthalmology Assets Acquisition | Bausch + Lomb | Acquisition-Related Transaction Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |
XIIDRA® And Certain Other Ophthalmology Assets Acquisition | Bausch + Lomb | Acquisition-Related Finance Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,000,000 |  |  |
XIIDRA® And Certain Other Ophthalmology Assets Acquisition | Bausch + Lomb | Cash Payable Upon the Achievement of Specified Commercialization and Sales Milestones for Certain Pipeline Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential future milestone obligations (up to) | 475,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
XIIDRA® And Certain Other Ophthalmology Assets Acquisition | Bausch + Lomb | Cash Payable Upon the Achievement of Specified Sales Milestones |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential future milestone obligations (up to) | 275,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
XIIDRA® And Certain Other Ophthalmology Assets Acquisition | Bausch + Lomb | Milestone Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, liability | $ 31,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
XIIDRA® And Certain Other Ophthalmology Assets Acquisition | Bausch + Lomb | Milestone Payments | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, liability, discount rate | rate | 0.11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AcuFocus, Inc. Acquisition | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition And Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid |  |  |  |  | $ 31,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  | $ 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, liability |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, repayment term |  |  | 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles, net |  |  | $ 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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