Goodwill (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 2,595
Currency translation adjustments	38
Goodwill, ending balance	2,633
Renal
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	397
Currency translation adjustments	6
Goodwill, ending balance	403
Hospital Products
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	2,198
Currency translation adjustments	32
Goodwill, ending balance	$ 2,230

Amount of increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation adjustments and purchase accounting adjustments of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 16
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73531572&loc=d3e961-128460

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

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