ACQUISITION OF DAKO Intangibles (Details) (Dako [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 21, 2012
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets	$ 738
Customer relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization	140
Estimated Useful Life (in years)	4
Tradenames and trademarks [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization	128
Estimated Useful Life (in years)	12
Developed product technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization	287
Developed product technology [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life range minimum (in years)	8
Developed product technology [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life range maximum (in years)	9
Total Amortizable Intangible Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization	555
In Process Research and Development [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
In process research and development	183
In Process Research and Development [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total cost to complete all in-process research and development	$ 49