Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenues:
Premiums	$ 30,667	$ 25,108	$ 61,058	$ 49,460
Net investment income	394	274	848	608
Total revenues	91,234	88,921	179,671	174,199
Operating costs:
Cost of products sold	49,998	53,536	98,071	104,991
Health care costs	27,853	21,782	55,656	42,230
Operating expenses	10,338	9,873	20,628	19,453
Restructuring charge	0	496	0	496
Loss on assets held for sale	0	0	0	349
Total operating costs	88,189	85,687	174,355	167,519
Operating income	3,045	3,234	5,316	6,680
Interest expense	732	686	1,448	1,275
Other income	(24)	(22)	(49)	(44)
Income before income tax provision	2,337	2,570	3,917	5,449
Income tax provision	569	656	1,025	1,393
Net income	1,768	1,914	2,892	4,056
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	2	(13)	(9)	(19)
Net income attributable to CVS Health	$ 1,770	$ 1,901	$ 2,883	$ 4,037
Net income per share attributable to CVS Health:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.41	$ 1.48	$ 2.29	$ 3.15
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.41	$ 1.48	$ 2.28	$ 3.13
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	1,256	1,283	1,258	1,283
Diluted (in shares)	1,259	1,287	1,263	1,289
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.665	$ 0.605	$ 1.33	$ 1.21
Cost, Product and Service [Extensible List]	Products	Products	Products	Products
Products
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 56,212	$ 60,539	$ 109,936	$ 118,686
Services
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 3,961	$ 3,000	$ 7,829	$ 5,445