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Financial Instruments - Investments in Debt Securities (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 29, 2015
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Debt securities maturities within one year $ 23,608pfe_DebtSecuritiesMaturitiesWithinOneYear
Debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 13,647pfe_DebtSecuritiesMaturitiesOverOneToFiveYears
Debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 1,927pfe_DebtSecuritiesMaturitiesOverFiveToTenYears
Debt securities maturities after 10 years 71pfe_DebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterTenYears
Total debt securities 39,253pfe_DebtSecurities
Western European, Asian And Other Government Debt [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 10,827us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanAsianAndOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 2,228us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanAsianAndOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanAsianAndOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanAsianAndOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 13,055us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanAsianAndOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Corporate debt [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 3,562us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember		 [2]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 4,062us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember		 [2]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 1,814us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember		 [2]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 66us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember		 [2]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 9,504us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember		 [2]
Western European, Scandinavia And Other Government Agency Debt [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 2,295us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanScandinaviaAndOtherGovernmentAgencyDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 502us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanScandinaviaAndOtherGovernmentAgencyDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanScandinaviaAndOtherGovernmentAgencyDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanScandinaviaAndOtherGovernmentAgencyDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 2,798us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanScandinaviaAndOtherGovernmentAgencyDebtMember		 [1]
U.S. government debt [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 2,437us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 94us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 2,531us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember
Supranational Debt [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 1,084us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_SupranationalDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 854us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_SupranationalDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_SupranationalDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_SupranationalDebtMember		 [1]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 1,938us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_SupranationalDebtMember		 [1]
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association asset-backed securities [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 19us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationAndFederalNationalMortgageAssociationAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 1,902us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationAndFederalNationalMortgageAssociationAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 8us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationAndFederalNationalMortgageAssociationAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationAndFederalNationalMortgageAssociationAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 1,933us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationAndFederalNationalMortgageAssociationAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Government National Mortgage Association and other U.S. government guaranteed asset-back securities [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 290us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_GovernmentNationalMortgageAssociationCertificatesAndObligationsGNMAMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 699us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_GovernmentNationalMortgageAssociationCertificatesAndObligationsGNMAMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_GovernmentNationalMortgageAssociationCertificatesAndObligationsGNMAMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_GovernmentNationalMortgageAssociationCertificatesAndObligationsGNMAMember
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 989us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_GovernmentNationalMortgageAssociationCertificatesAndObligationsGNMAMember
Other asset-backed debt [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 914us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember		 [3]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 959us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember		 [3]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 8us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember		 [3]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember		 [3]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 1,882us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember		 [3]
Reverse repurchase agreements [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities within 1 year 300us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_ReverseRepurchaseAgreementsMember		 [4]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 1 to 5 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_ReverseRepurchaseAgreementsMember		 [4]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_ReverseRepurchaseAgreementsMember		 [4]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_ReverseRepurchaseAgreementsMember		 [4]
Available-for-sale debt securities maturities total 300us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_ReverseRepurchaseAgreementsMember		 [4]
Time deposits, corporate debt and other [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Held-to-maturity debt securities maturities within 1 year 2,865us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_TimeDepositsCorporateDebtAndOtherMember		 [1]
Held-to-maturity debt securities with maturities over 1 to 5 years 4us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_TimeDepositsCorporateDebtAndOtherMember		 [1]
Held-to-maturity debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 3us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_TimeDepositsCorporateDebtAndOtherMember		 [1]
Held-to-maturity debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_TimeDepositsCorporateDebtAndOtherMember		 [1]
Held-to-maturity debt securities maturities total 2,872us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_TimeDepositsCorporateDebtAndOtherMember		 [1]
Western European and Other Government Debt [Member]  
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]  
Held-to-maturity debt securities maturities within 1 year 1,451us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanandOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Held-to-maturity debt securities with maturities over 1 to 5 years 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanandOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Held-to-maturity debt securities maturities over 5 to 10 years 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanandOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Held-to-maturity debt securities maturities over 10 years 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanandOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
Held-to-maturity debt securities maturities total $ 1,451us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= pfe_WesternEuropeanandOtherGovernmentDebtMember		 [1]
[1] Issued by governments, government agencies or supranational entities, as applicable, all of which are investment-grade.
[2] Issued by a diverse group of corporations, largely consisting of financial institutions, virtually all of which are investment-grade.
[3] Includes loan-backed, receivable-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, all of which are investment-grade and in senior positions in the capital structure of the security. Loan-backed securities are collateralized by senior secured obligations of a diverse pool of companies or student loans, and receivable-backed securities are collateralized by credit cards receivables. Mortgage-backed securities are collateralized by diversified pools of residential and commercial mortgages.
[4] Involving U.S. securities.