Segment Information Selected Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 1,534	$ 1,455
Cost of Sales		459	518
Other (income)/deductions—net		(20)	(14)
Income before provision for taxes on income	[1]	497	381
Depreciation and amortization		110	98	[1],[2]
Other business activities
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before provision for taxes on income		(87)	(80)
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	6	5
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before provision for taxes on income		872	837
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	27	23
Operating Segments | U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		786	718
Cost of Sales		167	147
Gross Profit		$ 619	$ 571
Gross margin, percentage		78.80%	79.50%
Operating Expenses		$ 125	$ 110
Other (income)/deductions—net		1	0
Income before provision for taxes on income		493	461
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	13	10
Operating Segments | International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	[3]	728	718
Cost of Sales		224	210
Gross Profit		$ 504	$ 508
Gross margin, percentage		69.20%	70.80%
Operating Expenses		$ 125	$ 132
Other (income)/deductions—net		0	0
Income before provision for taxes on income		379	376
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	14	13
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before provision for taxes on income		(173)	(162)
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	22	14
Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	0	0
Purchase accounting adjustments, Earnings		(54)	(66)
Purchase accounting adjustments, Depreciation and Amortization	[2]	54	55
Acquisition-related costs		(7)	(5)
Certain significant items, Earnings	[4]	11	(70)
Certain significant items, Depreciation and Amortization	[2],[4]	0	0
Other unallocated, Earnings		(65)	(73)
Other Unallocated, Depreciation and Amortization	[2]	$ 1	$ 1

[1] Defined as income before provision for taxes on income.

[2] Certain production facilities are shared. Depreciation and amortization is allocated to the reportable operating segments based on estimates of where the benefits of the related assets are realized.

[3] Revenue denominated in euros was $170 million and $181 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively.

[4] For the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily represents a net gain resulting from net cash proceeds received pursuant to an agreement related to the 2016 sale of certain U.S. manufacturing sites of $17 million, partially offset by CEO transition-related costs of $4 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily represents a change in estimate related to inventory costing of $68 million and consulting fees of $2 million related to our supply network strategy.