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Acquisitions and Other Transactions (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 22, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2021 EUR (€)	Jun. 22, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,500,000,000
Payments of Financing Costs						$ 1,800,000	$ 2,700,000
Delayed draw term loan credit agreement		600,000,000.0
Contingent consideration				$ 213,200,000		213,200,000				$ 250,700,000
Upjohn Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			43.00%
Transaction costs				$ 30,000,000.0		$ 115,000,000.0
Extension term of supply contract	4 years
Additional extension term of supply contract	1 year
Aspen Global Incorporated [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount to acquire business \| €					€ 641.9
Payments to acquire business \| €					€ 263.2
Aspen Global Incorporated [Member] \| Scenario, Plan [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration \| €								€ 378.7
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 \| €									€ 3,600.0
Upjohn Inc. \| Pfizer, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for Business Separation			$ 12,000,000,000.0
Delayed draw term		18 months
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%