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Identifiable Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets useful life |  |  | 12 years |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ 285 | $ 302 | $ 568 | $ 612
IPR&D to product rights | 19 |  | 256 |
Impairment of intangible assets excluding goodwill | 561 | $ 521 | 1,030 | $ 727
Methyl ER [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
IPR&D to product rights |  |  | 174 |
Lenalidomide Product [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets excluding goodwill |  |  | 125 |
In Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets excluding goodwill | 196 |  | 461 |
Actavis [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets excluding goodwill | 59 |  | 59 |
Actavis [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business combination recognized identifiable assets | 1,730 |  | 1,730 |
Actavis [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] | Lenalidomide Product [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets excluding goodwill |  |  | 277 |
Actavis [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] | Generic Pipeline Products [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets excluding goodwill | 137 |  |  |
Actavis [Member] | Identifiable product rights [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets excluding goodwill | 365 |  | 569 |
Rimsa [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business combination recognized identifiable assets | 47 |  | 47 |
AUSTEDO [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business combination recognized identifiable assets | $ 211 |  | $ 211 |

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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 + Details
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