Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	$ 533	$ 2,144
Derivative assets, fair value	145	142
Derivative liability, fair value	338	165
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Solventum common stock	1,867	2,270
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	145	142
Derivative liability, fair value	315	84
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Interest rate contracts
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liability, fair value	23	81
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Asset backed securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	49	24
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Foreign corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	7	31
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | U.S. government securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	89	138
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Corporate debt securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	210	819
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	83	658
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Certificates of deposit/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	63	185
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | U.S. treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	12	269
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	20	20
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Solventum common stock	1,867	2,270
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Interest rate contracts
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Asset backed securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Foreign corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | U.S. government securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	89	138
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Corporate debt securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Certificates of deposit/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | U.S. treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	12	269
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Solventum common stock	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	145	142
Derivative liability, fair value	315	84
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liability, fair value	23	81
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Asset backed securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	49	24
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	7	31
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | U.S. government securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Corporate debt securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	210	819
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	83	658
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Certificates of deposit/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	63	185
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | U.S. treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Solventum common stock	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Interest rate contracts
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Asset backed securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Foreign corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | U.S. government securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Corporate debt securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Certificates of deposit/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | U.S. treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities:	$ 20	$ 20