Commercial Paper, Weighted-Average Interest Rate

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Debt Instrument, Annual Interest Rate, Potential Increase

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Original Weighted-Average Term

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Average amount outstanding of commercial paper.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, including portion classified as current.

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Period between issuance and maturity of long-term debt, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of debt that an Entity assumes in acquiring a business or in consideration for an asset received in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES - Additional Information (Details)				1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 13, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt obligations	$ 17,660,000,000		$ 6,192,000,000	$ 17,660,000,000		$ 17,660,000,000	$ 6,192,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment					$ 110,000,000	5,000,000	110,000,000	$ 0
Commercial paper, average outstanding						$ 300,000,000
Weighted-average interest rate	0.27%			0.27%		0.27%
Original weighted-average term						88 days
Hillrom
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt assumed		$ 2,400,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment		$ 5,000,000
Bridge Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes									$ 0			$ 4,000,000,000
Debt fee													$ 40,000,000
Domestic Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum capacity			2,000,000,000				2,000,000,000			$ 2,500,000,000
Foreign Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum capacity \| €											€ 200,000,000				€ 200,000,000
Other Line Of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum capacity	$ 225,000,000		$ 200,000,000	$ 225,000,000		$ 225,000,000	200,000,000
Line of credit, borrowings outstanding	$ 0			$ 0		$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fees under the credit facilities	0.09%		0.09%
Debt Instrument Interest Schedule 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates												0.625%
Annual interest rate, potential increase				0.25%
Debt Instrument Interest Schedule 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates												1.25%
Annual interest rate, potential increase				0.25%
Debt Instrument Interest Schedule 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates												1.875%
Annual interest rate, potential increase				0.50%
Debt Instrument Interest Schedule 4
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates												2.50%
0.40% Senior Notes due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes \| €																		€ 750,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates	0.40%			0.40%		0.40%												0.40%
Debt obligations	$ 846,000,000		$ 915,000,000	$ 846,000,000		$ 846,000,000	915,000,000
1.3% Senior Notes due May 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes \| €																		€ 750,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates	1.30%			1.30%		1.30%												1.30%
Debt obligations	$ 841,000,000		912,000,000	$ 841,000,000		$ 841,000,000	912,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes																	$ 750,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates																	3.75%
Payment to debt holders					104,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2021 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes														$ 400,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates														1.70%
Senior Notes Due 2030 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes																	$ 500,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates																	3.95%
Variable Rate Loan Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt obligations																$ 322,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes					$ 650,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates					1.73%
Senior unsecured term loan facility \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes												$ 4,000,000,000
Senior three year term loan \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes												$ 2,000,000,000
Debt term												3 years
Senior five year term loan \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes												$ 2,000,000,000
Debt term												5 years
Senior Notes Due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	800,000,000			800,000,000		800,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2024 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	1,400,000,000			1,400,000,000		1,400,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	1,450,000,000			1,450,000,000		1,450,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	1,250,000,000			1,250,000,000		1,250,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2032 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	1,550,000,000			1,550,000,000		1,550,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2051 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	750,000,000			750,000,000		750,000,000
364-day Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan \| Bridge Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes													$ 11,400,000,000
Floating-rate notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt obligations	298,000,000		0	298,000,000		298,000,000	0
Floating-rate notes due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	300,000,000			300,000,000		300,000,000
Floating-rate notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt obligations	298,000,000		0	298,000,000		298,000,000	0
Floating-rate notes due 2024 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000
0.868% notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	0.868%			0.868%		0.868%
Debt obligations	$ 797,000,000		0	$ 797,000,000		$ 797,000,000	0
1.322% notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	1.322%			1.322%		1.322%
Debt obligations	$ 1,393,000,000		0	$ 1,393,000,000		$ 1,393,000,000	0
1.915% notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	1.915%			1.915%		1.915%
Debt obligations	$ 1,441,000,000		0	$ 1,441,000,000		$ 1,441,000,000	0
2.272% notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	2.272%			2.272%		2.272%
Debt obligations	$ 1,241,000,000		0	$ 1,241,000,000		$ 1,241,000,000	0
2.539% notes due 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	2.539%			2.539%		2.539%
Debt obligations	$ 1,537,000,000		0	$ 1,537,000,000		$ 1,537,000,000	0
3.132% notes due 2051
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, coupon rates	3.132%			3.132%		3.132%
Debt obligations	$ 742,000,000		$ 0	$ 742,000,000		$ 742,000,000	$ 0