Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended			108 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Cumulative pretax costs incurred	$ 407,000,000
Expected additional pretax costs	390,000,000
Expected capital expenditures	$ 90,000,000
Restructuring charges non-cash percentage	10.00%
Additional business optimization charges, net	$ 125,000,000
Business optimization charges non-cash percentage	40.00%
Business optimization anticipated additional costs to be incurred	$ 0
Restructuring charges	285,000,000	$ 130,000,000	$ (6,000,000)
Costs to implement business optimization programs	65,000,000
Accelerated depreciation	33,000,000
VIVIA Home Hemodialysis Development Program
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	54,000,000
Employee Termination Costs
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	194,000,000	115,000,000	34,000,000
Employee Termination Costs | Global Workforce Reduction Program
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	180,000,000	83,000,000
Asset Impairment
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	78,000,000	42,000,000	4,000,000
Asset Impairment | In-process research and development (IPR&D) | Renal
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	27,000,000
Asset Impairment | Developed Technology
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		13,000,000
Asset Impairment | VIVIA Home Hemodialysis Development Program
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	31,000,000
Asset Impairment | Manufacturing Facility Rationalization Program
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		29,000,000
Contract termination costs
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	27,000,000	5,000,000	10,000,000
Contract termination costs | VIVIA Home Hemodialysis Development Program
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	21,000,000
Other exit costs | VIVIA Home Hemodialysis Development Program
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	2,000,000
Severance and Other Employee Related Costs
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	221,000,000	120,000,000	44,000,000
Restructuring reserves	164,000,000	116,000,000	127,000,000	$ 127,000,000	$ 244,000,000
Employee termination costs	146,000,000
SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Infusion pump and other product-related charges			93,000,000
Cash reserves utilized	22,000,000	13,000,000	4,000,000
Infusion pump charges related to cash	11,000,000	26,000,000
Infusion pump charges related asset impairments	1,000,000	10,000,000
Non-cash reserves utilized	3,000,000
COLLEAGUE and SYNDEO Infusion Pumps
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Infusion pump and other product-related charges				863,000,000
Cash reserves utilized	$ 3,000,000	$ 8,000,000	678,000,000
Infusion pump charges related to cash			$ 700,000,000	700,000,000
Infusion pump charges related asset impairments				$ 163,000,000