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Segment Reporting (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting (Textuals) [Abstract]
Number of operating segments			4
AstraZeneca LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenue from AstraZeneca LP	$ 306	$ 241	$ 628	$ 605

Revenues arising from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's' management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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