Business Acquisition, Purchse Price Allocation, Net Intangible Assets

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Price Allocation To Specific Intangible Assets Categories Abstract.

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The calculated weighted-average amortization period of a major class of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the current period either individually or as part of a group of assets (in either an asset acquisition or business combination). A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to an identifiable intangible asset that will be amortized.

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Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to an identifiable intangible asset that will not be amortized. Does not include goodwill.

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The net amount, measured at acquisition-date fair value, of all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed that arise from contingencies and were recognized by the entity.

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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an intangible asset (excluding goodwill) to fair value.

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Acquisitions (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended												3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 lawsuits plaintiffs patents years stockoptions actions matters claims charges units months	Mar. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 03, 2011	Jan. 05, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Purchased research and development [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Purchased research and development [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member] Technology - Developed [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member] Technology - Developed [Member]	Jan. 04, 2011 Sadra Medical Inc [Member]	Jan. 05, 2011 Intelect Medical Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 2011 Acquisitions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Technology - Core [Member] years	Jun. 30, 2011 Technology - Developed [Member] years
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Pre-acquisition equity interest in Sadra														14.00%	15.00%
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid														$ 193	$ 60	$ 370
Business Combination, Assets and Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized, Net	371				371		287		71
Risk Adjusted Discount Rate for Contingent Consideration, Low End of Range		2.00%
Risk adjusted discount rate for contingent consideration, high		20.00%
Gain On Transactions		38
Pre-acquisition equity interest in Intelect														14.00%	15.00%
Intangible asset impairment charges	12			60	12	60
Allocation of purchase price to various intangible asset categories
Amortizable intangible assets	54				54												27	27
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	533				533
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	7.2																7.0	7.3
Business Acquisition, Purchse Price Allocation, Net Intangible Assets	587				587
Risk Adjusted Discount Rate for Purchase Price Allocation										23.40%	30.00%	25.00%	21.40%				22.40%
Allocation of goodwill acquired to reportable segments
Goodwill	257				257
Estimated Total Cost To Complete In Process Research And Development Programs Acquired, low end of range	150				150
Estimated Total Cost To Complete In Process Research And Development Programs Acquired, high end of range	200				200
Business Combination Equity Ownership Before Transaction								11
Note Receivable								$ 6