Segment Information - Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 6,675	$ 6,260	$ 5,825
Cost of Sales	[1]	2,057	1,992	1,911
Other (income)/deductions		17	(57)	(83)
Earnings	[2]	1,996	1,801	1,690
Depreciation and Amortization	[2],[3]	441	412	308
Acquisition-related costs, earnings		18	43	61
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation		2,202	1,940
Other business activities
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings		(372)	(348)	(337)
Depreciation and Amortization	[3]	27	24	23
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		3,557	3,203	2,877
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation		1,486	1,342
International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation		716	598
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings		3,786	3,492	3,214
Depreciation and Amortization	[3]	111	97	82
Operating Segments | United States Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		3,557	3,203	2,877
Cost of Sales		709	655	606
Gross Profit		$ 2,848	$ 2,548	$ 2,271
Gross Margin		80.10%	79.60%	78.90%
Operating Expenses		$ 602	$ 543	$ 456
Other (income)/deductions		7	0	0
Earnings		2,239	2,005	1,815
Depreciation and Amortization	[3]	55	44	34
Operating Segments | International Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	[4]	3,035	2,972	2,890
Cost of Sales		971	925	929
Gross Profit		$ 2,064	$ 2,047	$ 1,961
Gross Margin		68.00%	68.90%	67.90%
Operating Expenses		$ 510	$ 560	$ 559
Other (income)/deductions		(7)	0	(3)
Earnings		1,547	1,487	1,399
Operating Segments | International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization	[3]	56	53	48
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings		(820)	(707)	(666)
Depreciation and Amortization	[3]	101	69	59
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization	[3]	0	0	0
Purchase accounting adjustments, earnings		(198)	(234)	(162)
Purchase accounting adjustments, depreciation and amortization	[3]	199	219	143
Acquisition-related costs, earnings		(18)	(43)	(63)
Certain significant items, earnings	[5]	(43)	(67)	43
Certain significant items, depreciation and amortization	[3],[5]	0	0	0
Other unallocated, earnings		(339)	(292)	(339)
Other unallocated, deprecation and amortization	[3]	$ 3	$ 3	$ 1

[1] Exclusive of amortization of intangible assets, except as disclosed in Note 3. Significant Accounting Policies—Amortization of Intangible Assets, Depreciation and Certain Long-Lived Assets.

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

[3] 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.

[4] Revenue denominated in euros was $718 million in 2020, $742 million in 2019, and $745 million in 2018.

[5] For 2020, certain significant items primarily included certain asset impairment charges of $37 million and CEO transition-related costs of $16 million, partially offset by 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 $18 million. For 2019, certain significant items primarily includes: (i) a change in estimate related to inventory costing of $69 million, (ii) CEO transition-related costs of $10 million, (iii) consulting fees, product transfer costs, employee termination costs and exit costs related to cost-reduction and productivity initiatives of $7 million, and (iv) income of $20 million resulting from a payment received pursuant to an agreement related to the 2016 sale of certain U.S. manufacturing sites.     For 2018, certain significant items primarily includes: (i) a net gain of $42 million related to the divestiture of certain agribusiness products within our International segment, (ii) a net gain of $18 million related to the relocation of a manufacturing site in China, (iii) charges related to our operational efficiency initiative and supply network strategy initiative of $9 million; and (iv) employee termination costs in Europe of $7 million.