Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Cumulative pretax costs incurred	$ 614
Expected additional pretax costs	200
Expected capital expenditures	50
Costs to implement business optimization programs	25	$ 21
Accelerated depreciation	$ 1	$ 5
Percentage of restructuring reserves related to employee termination costs	90.00%
SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump
Infusion Pump and Business Optimization Charges [Line Items]
Infusion pump and other product-related charges	$ 22
Cash reserves utilized	$ 7

Costs to implement business optimization programs.

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Amount of costs incurred to date for the specified restructuring cost.

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