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Acquisitions and Other Transactions (Narrative) (Details)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 1,500,000,000
Payments of Financing Costs			$ 1,200,000	$ 2,100,000
Noncash Merger Related Costs		$ 85,000,000.0
Delayed draw term loan credit agreement						600,000,000.0
Upjohn Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	43.00%
Upjohn Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 4,000,000,000.0
Upjohn Inc. \| United States of America, Dollars
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Senior Notes					$ 7,450,000,000
Upjohn Inc. \| Euro Member Countries, Euro
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Senior Notes					$ 3,600,000,000
Upjohn Inc. \| Pfizer, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for Business Separation	$ 12,000,000,000.0
Product \| Upjohn Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Products	20
Upjohn Inc. \| Pfizer, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	57.00%