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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets
The major components of intangible assets consist of:
 September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(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$22,554 $(19,786)$2,768 $22,446 $(19,026)$3,420 
Corporate brands1,002 (769)233 988 (701)287 
Product rights/patents3,268 (3,250)18 3,255 (3,224)31 
Partner relationships, technology and other392 (379)13 370 (355)15 
Total finite-lived intangible assets27,216 (24,184)3,032 27,059 (23,306)3,753 
Acquired in-process research and development100 — 100 100 — 100 
B&L Trademark1,698 — 1,698 1,698 — 1,698 
$29,014 $(24,184)$4,830 $28,857 $(23,306)$5,551 
Schedule of indefinite-lived intangible assets
The major components of intangible assets consist of:
 September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(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$22,554 $(19,786)$2,768 $22,446 $(19,026)$3,420 
Corporate brands1,002 (769)233 988 (701)287 
Product rights/patents3,268 (3,250)18 3,255 (3,224)31 
Partner relationships, technology and other392 (379)13 370 (355)15 
Total finite-lived intangible assets27,216 (24,184)3,032 27,059 (23,306)3,753 
Acquired in-process research and development100 — 100 100 — 100 
B&L Trademark1,698 — 1,698 1,698 — 1,698 
$29,014 $(24,184)$4,830 $28,857 $(23,306)$5,551 
Schedule of estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years
Estimated amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets for the remainder of 2025 and each of the five succeeding years ending December 31 and thereafter is as follows:
(in millions)Remainder of 202520262027202820292030ThereafterTotal
Amortization$234 $879 $841 $244 $228 $223 $383 $3,032 
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
(in millions)SalixInternationalSolta MedicalDiversifiedBausch + LombTotal
Balance, January 1, 2024$3,159 $862 $115 $1,733 $5,314 $11,183 
Additions— — — — 29 29 
Foreign exchange and other— (70)— 26 (81)(125)
Balance, December 31, 20243,159 792 115 1,759 5,262 11,087 
Foreign exchange and other— 99 — (33)134 200 
Balance, September 30, 2025$3,159 $891 $115 $1,726 $5,396 $11,287