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Provisions and other non-current liabilities (Details 3) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Product liability, government investigations, other legal matters provisions | $ 154.0 | $ 341.0 | $ 181.0
Italy | Lucentis [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities, maximum fine | 1,300.0 |  |
Estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities, damages claimed | 330.0 |  |
Italy | NAG and Novartis Pharma SpA [member] | Lucentis [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities | 125.0 |  |
US | Exforge Group [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Amount of settlement in principle | $ 245.0 |  |
US | Sandoz [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Description of nature of obligation contingent liabilities, number of states with alleged violations | 50 |  |
Amount of settlement in principle |  | 185.0 | 195.0
US | Sandoz [member] | Taxotere [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Product liability contingency, loss exposure not accrued, number of cases | 3,100 |  |
US | Sandoz [member] | Amiodarone [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Product liability contingency, loss exposure not accrued, number of cases | 2 |  |
US | NPC and others [member] | Reclast/Aclasta [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Product liability contingency, loss exposure not accrued, number of cases | 20 |  |
US | NPC and others [member] | Tasigna [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Product liability contingency, loss exposure not accrued, number of cases | 400 |  |
France | F Hoffman La Roche AG and Roche SpA [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities, maximum fine |  |  | $ 452.0
Greece | Novartis (Hellas) S.A.C.I., Metamorphosis/Athens [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities, maximum fine |  | $ 1.2 |
Estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities, compensation for moral damages | $ 225.0 |  |

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