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Contingencies and Certain Commitments (Product Litigation, Commercial and Other Matters, Resolved Matters) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020 plaintiff	Oct. 31, 2018 manufacturer	Sep. 30, 2018 lagoon	Nov. 30, 2017 class_action	Mar. 31, 2013 lagoon	Jun. 28, 2020 USD ($) lawsuit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of class actions filed \| class_action				2
Hormone Therapy Products [Member] \| Class Action Versus Wyeth [Member] \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement agreed \| $						$ 200
Docetaxel [Member] \| Pfizer And Hospira And Various Other Manufacturers Versus Mississippi Attorney General [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants other than main defendant \| manufacturer		8
Environmental Remediation Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lagoons \| lagoon			2		2
Minimum [Member] \| EpiPen [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits \| lawsuit						1
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Patent Infringement [Member] \| NHS Scotland vs. Dr Reddy's [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff	14