Retirement Plans (Schedule of Defined Contribution Plan Disclosures) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Plan expense	$ 166	$ 148	$ 132
Expense funded with Stryker common stock	22	20	18
Stryker common stock held by plan, amount	$ 272	$ 203	$ 198
Stryker common stock held by plan, shares	2.3	2.2	2.1
Stryker common stock held by plan, value as a percentage of total plan assets	11.00%	11.00%	11.00%