Accounts Receivable, Net - Amounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Receivables [Abstract]
Noninsurance customer receivables	$ 13,357
Pharmaceutical manufacturer receivables	11,393
Insurance customer receivables	1,488
Other receivables	691
Accounts receivable, net	$ 26,929	$ 24,227

Receivables due from customers under insurance contracts.

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- Definition

Receivables due from customers that are not under insurance contracts. These include pharmacy sales and fees due from employer clients.

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- Definition

Receivables due from pharmaceutical manufacturers related to rebate contracts.

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- Definition

Amount, after allowance, receivable from customers, clients, or other third-parties, and receivables classified as other due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The total amount due to the entity within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) from outside sources, including trade accounts receivable, notes and loans receivable, as well as any other types of receivables, net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 852
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 10
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481372/852-10-55-10

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