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

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Debt, Credit Facilities and Commitments and Contingencies - Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended																	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	May 31, 2021 EUR (€)	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2018	Nov. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 EUR (€)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding																			$ 76,670,000,000	$ 86,022,000,000
Long-term debt obligations, gross																			75,962,000,000
Floating rate notes due 2023
Long-term debt
Term loan credit agreement term																		3 years
Senior notes \| 2.30% notes due 2021
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 1,800,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)						2.30%										2.30%
Senior notes \| 0.500% notes due 2021 (€750 principal)
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt \| €				€ 750,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)				0.50%	0.50%																0.50%	0.50%
Aggregate principal amount of debt \| €																					€ 750,000,000
Senior notes \| Floating rate notes due May 2021
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt					$ 750,000,000
Senior notes \| 5.000% notes due 2021
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 1,200,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			5.00%																		5.00%	5.00%
Senior notes \| 3.375% notes due 2021
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 1,300,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		3.375%												3.375%
Senior notes \| 2.15% notes due 2021
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 1,800,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		2.15%									2.15%
Senior notes \| Floating rate notes due November 2021
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 750,000,000
Senior notes \| 3.450% notes due 2022
Long-term debt
Stated interest rate (as a percent)																					3.45%	3.45%
Senior notes \| 3.450% notes due 2022 \| Subsequent event
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 2,900,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	3.45%
Senior notes \| Allergan notes exchanged
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding																						$ 14,000,000,000
Senior notes \| Allergan Euro notes exchanged
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding \| €																					€ 3,100,000,000
Senior notes \| Allergan Notes
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding																						$ 1,500,000,000
Senior notes \| Allergan Euro Notes
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding \| €																					€ 635,000,000
Senior notes \| 2.5% senior notes due In 2020
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt										$ 3,800,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)																					2.50%	2.50%
Senior notes \| 3.375% Senior Notes due 2020
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt									$ 650,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)									3.375%
Senior notes \| Floating rate Euro notes due 2020
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt \| €							€ 700,000,000
Senior notes \| 4.875% notes due 2021
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt								$ 450,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)							4.875%	4.875%
Senior notes \| September 2019 senior Euro notes
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount of debt \| €													€ 1,400,000,000
Debt issuance costs incurred																							$ 9,000,000
Debt discounts																							$ 5,000,000
Senior notes \| September 2019 senior Euro notes \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity													1 month
Senior notes \| September 2019 senior Euro notes \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity													3 months
Senior notes \| 0.375% senior Euros notes due 2019
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt \| €												€ (1,400,000,000)
Stated interest rate (as a percent)												0.375%
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2019
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount of debt											$ 30,000,000,000
Debt issuance costs incurred											173,000,000
Debt discounts											$ 52,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2019 excluding fixed-rate notes due in 2021 and 2022 \| Minimum
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Senior note redemption period prior to maturity											1 month
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2019 excluding fixed-rate notes due in 2021 and 2022 \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity											6 months
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2018
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding																			4,800,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2018 \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity														1 month
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2018 \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity														6 months
Senior notes \| Senior Euro notes
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding \| €																		€ 2,200,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior Euro notes \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity															1 month
Senior notes \| Senior Euro notes \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity															3 months
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2016
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding																			6,000,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2016 \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity																1 month
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2016 \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity																6 months
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2015
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding																			10,000,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2015 \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity																	1 month
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2015 \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Senior note redemption period prior to maturity																	6 months
Senior notes \| Senior notes issued in 2012
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding																			5,700,000,000
Term loan facilities \| Floating rate notes due 2023
Long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 1,000,000,000
Term loan credit agreement term			3 years
Term loan facilities \| Floating rate notes due 2023
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding			$ 1,000,000,000
Long-term debt obligations, gross			$ 1,000,000,000																1,000,000,000
Term loan facilities \| May 2020 floating rate term loans
Long-term debt
Principal amount of debt										$ 3,000,000,000
Term loan facilities \| July 2019 term loan agreement
Long-term debt
Maximum borrowing capacity of term loan credit agreement																						$ 6,000,000,000
Term loan facilities \| Floating rate notes due 2025
Long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount outstanding																			$ 2,000,000,000
Term loan credit agreement term																		5 years