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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions									1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 01, 2016 claim	Jan. 21, 2016 claim	Jan. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2015 claim	Aug. 07, 2015 patent	Jan. 22, 2014 patent	Aug. 19, 2010 landfill	Jun. 29, 2007	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) claim	Oct. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($) claim	Apr. 24, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2013 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrued certain litigation charges											$ 1,062	$ 879
Covidien plc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax sharing percentage, parent								42.00%
Tax sharing percentage, former parent								27.00%
Tax sharing percentage, former affiliate								31.00%
Indemnification Agreement [Member] \| Tax Years Prior To 2013 [Member] \| Covidien plc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential loss for tax indemnification													$ 200
Orrington, Maine Chemical Manufacturing Facility [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of landfills requiring removal \| landfill							2
Number of landfills requiring capping \| landfill							3
Penobscot River and Bay Remediation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Low cost estimate for potential remediation											25
High cost estimate for potential remediation											$ 235
INFUSE [Member] \| Product liability litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, loss in period										$ 26
INFUSE [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Product liability litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims \| claim	6,000
Number of claims settled \| claim	3,900
Pelvic mesh [Member] \| Product liability litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims \| claim											15,800
Number of claims settled \| claim									11,000
Settlement receivable									$ 121
Pelvic mesh [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Product liability litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims settled \| claim	4,200
Ethicon patent infringement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims \| claim				2
Patents found not infringed \| patent					4	7
Patents found invalid \| patent						5
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon \| claim		6		6
Minimum [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Income tax examination, settlement			$ 475
Maximum [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Income tax examination, settlement			$ 525