Retirement Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Defined Contribution Plan Disclosures

	2021			2020			2019
Plan expense	$	259		$	235		$	205
Expense funded with Stryker common stock	37			34			31
Stryker common stock held by plan:
Dollar amount	582			542			470
Shares (in millions)	2.2			2.2			2.2
Value as a percentage of total plan assets	10		%	11		%	12		%

Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans

Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost
Net periodic benefit cost:	2021			2020			2019
Service cost	$	(72)		$	(63)		$	(41)
Interest cost	(7)			(8)			(12)
Expected return on plan assets	11			13			12
Amortization of prior service credit	1			1			1
Recognized actuarial loss	(16)			(13)			(9)
Curtailment gain	9			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	(74)		$	(70)		$	(49)
Changes in assets and benefit obligations recognized in OCI:
Net actuarial gain (loss)	$	132		$	(117)		$	(74)
Recognized net actuarial loss	16			13			9
Prior service credit and transition amount	(1)			(1)			(1)
Curtailment gain	(9)			—			—
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	138		$	(105)		$	(66)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and OCI	$	64		$	(175)		$	(115)
Weighted-average rates used to determine net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate	0.8		%	1.0		%	1.9		%
Expected return on plan assets	2.5		%	2.9		%	3.5		%
Rate of compensation increase	2.6		%	2.9		%	2.9		%
Weighted-average discount rate used to determine projected benefit obligations	1.1		%	0.8		%	1.0		%

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

	2021		2020
Fair value of plan assets	$	543	$	522
Benefit obligations	(1,036)		(1,118)
Funded status	$	(493)	$	(596)
Reported as:
Current liabilities—accrued compensation	$	(2)	$	(2)
Noncurrent liabilities—other liabilities	(491)		(594)
Pre-tax amounts recognized in AOCI:
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	(215)		(354)
Unrecognized prior service credit	7		8
Total	$	(208)	$	(346)

Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Postemployment Benefit Obligations

Change in Benefit Obligations
	2021		2020
Beginning projected benefit obligations	$	1,118	$	869
Service cost	72		63
Interest cost	7		8
Foreign exchange impact	(70)		80
Employee contributions	8		8
Actuarial (gains) losses	(71)		110
Curtailment gain	(23)		—
Benefits paid	(5)		(20)
Ending projected benefit obligations	$	1,036	$	1,118
Ending accumulated benefit obligations	$	987	$	1,056

Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets

Change in Plan Assets
	2021		2020
Beginning fair value of plan assets	$	522	$	428
Actual return	17		30
Employer contributions	33		33
Employee contributions	8		8
Foreign exchange impact	(29)		37
Benefits paid	(8)		(14)
Ending fair value of plan assets	$	543	$	522

Valuation of Plan Assets
2021	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	21	$	—	$	—	$	21
Equity securities	28		119		—		147
Corporate debt securities	2		202		—		204
Other	4		68		99		171
Total	$	55	$	389	$	99	$	543
2020
Cash and cash equivalents	$	14	$	—	$	—	$	14
Equity securities	23		108		—		131
Corporate debt securities	2		201		—		203
Other	7		63		104		174
Total	$	46	$	372	$	104	$	522

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets

Allocation of Plan Assets
	2022 Target		2021 Actual		2020 Actual
Equity securities	23	%	23	%	23	%
Debt securities	39		41		44
Other	38		36		33
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments

Estimated Future Benefit Payments
2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		2027-2031
$	21	$	21	$	27	$	22	$	23	$	138