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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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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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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2017	Jan. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities			$ 22,095	$ 18,667
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity			2,250
Long-term Line of Credit			2,250
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity			2,250
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity			1,500
Exchanged Notes [Member] \| CR Bard Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities			$ 111
Principal Amount Accepted for Exchange	$ 1,039
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	1,150
Notes 4.400% due January 15, 2021 [Member] \| Exchanged Notes [Member] \| CR Bard Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Accepted for Exchange	432
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	500
Stated interest rate			4.40%
Notes 3.000% due May 15, 2026 [Member] \| Exchanged Notes [Member] \| CR Bard Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Accepted for Exchange	470
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	500
Stated interest rate			3.00%
Notes 6.700% due December 1, 2026 [Member] \| Exchanged Notes [Member] \| CR Bard Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Accepted for Exchange	137
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	$ 150
Stated interest rate			6.70%
Subsequent Event \| Notes 3.000% due May 15, 2026 [Member] \| Exchanged Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repurchase offer, percentage of principal		101.00%