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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Major Customers) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
The number of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S. 3bmy_NumberOfLargestPharmaceuticalWholesalers    
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | McKesson Corporation [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Gross sales to three largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S., percentage of total gross sales 20.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_MckessonCorporationMember
19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_MckessonCorporationMember
23.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_MckessonCorporationMember
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Cardinal Health, Inc. [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Gross sales to three largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S., percentage of total gross sales 12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_CardinalHealthIncMember
14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_CardinalHealthIncMember
19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_CardinalHealthIncMember
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Amerisourcebergen Corporation [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Gross sales to three largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S., percentage of total gross sales 17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_AmerisourcebergenCorporationMember
15.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_AmerisourcebergenCorporationMember
14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ bmy_WholesalerAxis
= bmy_AmerisourcebergenCorporationMember