Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employee benefit plan contribution from Pfizer Inc.	$ 15,000,000	$ 18,000,000
Pension and other postretirement benefit expense	14,000,000	20,000,000	$ 19,000,000
Actuarial losses	31,000,000	23,000,000
Actuarial losses, net of tax	23,000,000	16,000,000
Amount of amortization in 2017	1,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Service cost	9,000,000	9,000,000	4,000,000
Interest cost	3,000,000	3,000,000	2,000,000
Expected return on plan assets	(3,000,000)	(3,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Amortization of net (gains) / losses	1,000,000	1,000,000	0
Special termination benefits	0	1,000,000	1,000,000
Settlement and curtailments (gains) / losses	(2,000,000)	2,000,000	5,000,000
Net periodic benefit cost	8,000,000	13,000,000	11,000,000
2020	4,000,000
2021	4,000,000
Company contributions	9,000,000	8,000,000
Contribution expense	$ 40,000,000	43,000,000	38,000,000
Matching percentage	100.00%
Maximum matching percentage	5.00%
Additional contribution percentage, minimum	$ 0
Additional contribution percentage, maximum	8.00%
International Pension Plans in Other Locations
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Combined net pension obligations transferred			22,000,000
Netherlands Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Period of amortization	13 years 5 months 24 days
International Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Expected contribution in 2017	$ 7,000,000
2017	14,000,000
2018	3,000,000
2019	2,000,000
Thereafter	24,000,000
U.S. Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total cost of service credit continuation	$ 38,000,000
Installment period	10 years
Pension and other postretirement benefit expense	$ 6,000,000	6,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
2017	4,000,000
2018	4,000,000
2019	4,000,000
2020	4,000,000
2021	4,000,000
Thereafter	3,000,000
Postretirement benefit expense	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000
Other Pension Plan, Postretirement or Supplemental Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Contribution expense	4,000,000	2,000,000
Multiemployer Plans, Pension
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and other postretirement benefit expense			5,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Company contributions			5,000,000
Netherlands
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan settlement loss after tax			3,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Settlement and curtailments (gains) / losses			(4,000,000)
Pfizer | International Pension Plans in Other Locations
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss transferred			$ 11,000,000
Pfizer | U.S. Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Remaining total cost	$ 25,000,000
Pfizer | Philippines | Supplemental Saving Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net pension obligation		1,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss transferred		$ 1,000,000