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	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2023 SEK (kr)	Jun. 30, 2023 CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 CHF (SFr)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2022 SEK (kr)	Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 CHF (SFr)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Amount excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for cash flow hedges	$ 0	$ 0
Amount excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value hedges	0	$ 0
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	112,000,000						$ 163,000,000
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	542,000,000						524,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Net investment hedges \| Senior notes
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Principal amount of unsecured senior notes \| €			€ 5.4					€ 5.9
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Cash flow hedges
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Notional amount of derivative instruments	$ 2,200,000,000						1,700,000,000
Duration of forward exchange contracts	18 months
Approximate length of time over which accumulated gains and losses will be recognized in Cost of products sold	6 months
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Cash flow hedges \| Prepaid expenses and other
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	$ 32,000,000						49,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Cash flow hedges \| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	9,000,000						8,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Cash flow hedges \| Other assets
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	1,000,000						1,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Cash flow hedges \| Other long-term liabilities
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	1,000,000						0
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Net investment hedges
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Notional amount of derivative instruments			€ 4.2	kr 1.4	$ 750	SFr 50		€ 4.3	kr 2.0	$ 750	SFr 90
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Net investment hedges \| Prepaid expenses and other
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	3,000,000						6,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Net investment hedges \| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	80,000,000						36,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Net investment hedges \| Other assets
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	23,000,000						74,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Net investment hedges \| Other long-term liabilities
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	33,000,000						47,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Treasury rate lock agreements \| Cash flow hedges
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Notional amount of derivative instruments												$ 10,000,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Cross-currency swap contracts \| Cash flow hedges
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Notional amount of derivative instruments	433,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Cross-currency swap contracts \| Cash flow hedges \| Prepaid expenses and other
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	9,000,000						0
Designated as hedging instrument \| Cross-currency swap contracts \| Cash flow hedges \| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	0						0
Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swap contracts \| Fair value hedges
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Notional amount of derivative instruments	5,000,000,000						4,500,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swap contracts \| Fair value hedges \| Prepaid expenses and other
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	0						0
Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swap contracts \| Fair value hedges \| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	1,000,000						17,000,000
Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swap contracts \| Fair value hedges \| Other assets
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	0						0
Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swap contracts \| Fair value hedges \| Other long-term liabilities
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	377,000,000						375,000,000
Not designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Notional amount of derivative instruments	10,700,000,000						6,500,000,000
Not designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Prepaid expenses and other
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in asset position	44,000,000						33,000,000
Not designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Derivative instruments, notional amount and fair value
Fair value - Derivatives in liability position	$ 41,000,000						$ 41,000,000