Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax, Net

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to identifiable other assets and liabilities, net.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business combinations (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 10, 2012 deCODE [Member]	Dec. 10, 2012 deCODE [Member] R&D Technology Rights [Member]	Jul. 05, 2012 Kai [Member]	Jul. 05, 2012 Kai [Member] IPR&D [Member]	Jun. 12, 2012 MN [Member]	Jun. 12, 2012 MN [Member] Developed Product Technology Rights [Member]	Jun. 12, 2012 MN [Member] Marketing-related Rights [Member]	Mar. 07, 2012 Micromet [Member]	Mar. 07, 2012 Micromet [Member] R&D Technology Rights [Member]	Mar. 07, 2012 Micromet [Member] IPR&D [Member]	Mar. 04, 2011 Biovex [Member]	Mar. 04, 2011 Biovex [Member] IPR&D [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
IPR&D							$ 240						$ 570		$ 675
Finite-lived intangible assets					465				81	82		350
Deferred income taxes, net				(37)		(59)		(45)			(191)			(246)
Other assets (liabilities), net				(29)		26		179			170			(2)
Goodwill	14,968	12,662	11,750			125		380			247			170
Total consideration				$ 399		$ 332		$ 677			$ 1,146			$ 597