Segment Information Selected Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 1,871	$ 1,534
Cost of sales		549	459
Other (income)/deductions—net		2	(20)
Income before provision for taxes on income	[1]	687	497
Depreciation and amortization		109	110	[1],[2]
Other business activities
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before provision for taxes on income		(97)	(87)
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	7	6
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before provision for taxes on income		1,127	872
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	30	27
Operating Segments | U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		933	786
Cost of sales		184	167
Gross profit		$ 749	$ 619
Gross margin, percentage		80.30%	78.80%
Operating expenses		$ 131	$ 125
Other (income)/deductions—net		1	1
Income before provision for taxes on income		617	493
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	13	13
Operating Segments | International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	[3]	922	728
Cost of sales		282	224
Gross profit		$ 640	$ 504
Gross margin, percentage		69.40%	69.20%
Operating expenses		$ 130	$ 125
Other (income)/deductions—net		0	0
Income before provision for taxes on income		510	379
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	17	14
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before provision for taxes on income		(230)	(187)
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	27	22
Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	0	0
Purchase accounting adjustments		(44)	(54)
Purchase accounting adjustments, Depreciation and Amortization	[2]	44	54
Acquisition-related costs		(5)	(7)
Certain significant items, Earnings	[4]	(8)	11
Certain significant items, Depreciation and Amortization	[2],[4]	0	0
Other unallocated		(56)	(51)
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 $192 million and $170 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

[4] For the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily represents employee termination costs related to cost-reduction and productivity initiatives, as well as product transfer costs related to cost-reduction and productivity initiatives.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.