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Contingencies (Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation Narrative) (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 1998
USD ($)
state
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
case
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
case
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Jul. 24, 2015
case
Jul. 18, 2014
case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Litigation settlement, amount | $       $ (18,000,000)      
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of cases pending | case           1 1
Number of states with settled litigation | state 46            
State Settlement Agreements annual payments | $ $ 9,400,000,000            
State Settlement Agreements attorney fees annual cap | $ $ 500,000,000            
Cost of Sales [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Litigation settlement, amount | $   $ (1,200,000,000) $ (1,200,000,000) (2,300,000,000) $ (2,300,000,000)    
Cost of Sales [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, 2004-2014 NPM Adjustment [Member]              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Litigation settlement, amount | $       $ (12,000,000)      
NEW YORK | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of claims dismissed | case       2      
FLORIDA | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of claims dismissed | case       2      
MASSACHUSETTS | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions, Medicare as Secondary Payer Case [Member]              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of claims dismissed | case       1      
CANADA | Threatened Litigation [Member] | Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]              
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of cases pending | case   10   10