Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting (Tables) [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Net sales			(restated)		(restated)
United States	$	3,756	$	4,010	$	4,215
EMEA	1,708		1,756		1,776
Japan	827		842		863
Inter-Continental	836		751		687
Net sales allocated to reportable segments	7,127		7,359		7,541
Sales generated from business divestitures	122		140		346
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations	—		123		(81		)
	$	7,249	$	7,622	$	7,806

Reconciliation of depreciation by reportable segment to total [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Depreciation expense			(restated)		(restated)
United States	$	73	$	85	$	96
EMEA	10		10		19
Japan	10		9		10
Inter-Continental	7		7		8
Depreciation expense allocated to reportable segments	100		111		133
Manufacturing operations	126		123		119
Corporate expenses and currency exchange	62		62		51
	$	288	$	296	$	303

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011			2010
Income (loss) before income taxes				(restated)			(restated)
United States	$	541		$	616		$	729
EMEA	669			740			756
Japan	403			367			400
Inter-Continental	265			271			250
Operating income allocated to reportable segments	1,878			1,994			2,135
Manufacturing operations	(276		)	(264		)	(305		)
Corporate expenses and currency exchange	(242		)	(270		)	(269		)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges and acquisition-, divestiture-, litigation-, and restructuring-related net charges	(4,833		)	(135		)	(1,704		)
Amortization expense	(395		)	(421		)	(513		)
Operating income (loss)	(3,868		)	904			(656		)
Other expense, net	(239		)	(262		)	(407		)
	$	(4,107	)	$	642		$	(1,063	)

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011
Total assets			(restated)
United States	$	1,716	$	1,851
EMEA	922		989
Japan	213		243
Inter-Continental	543		477
Total assets allocated to reportable segments	3,394		3,560
Goodwill	5,973		9,761
Other intangible assets	6,289		6,473
All other corporate and manufacturing operations assets	1,498		1,496
	$	17,154	$	21,290

Reconciliation of sales by division and region to consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Net sales
Interventional Cardiology	$	2,179	$	2,495	$	2,602
Cardiac Rhythm Management	1,908		2,087		2,180
Endoscopy	1,252		1,187		1,079
Peripheral Interventions	774		731		669
Urology/Women’s Health	500		498		481
Neuromodulation	367		336		304
Electrophysiology	147		147		147
	7,127		7,481		7,462
Sales generated from divested businesses	122		141		344
	$	7,249	$	7,622	$	7,806
United States	$	3,756	$	4,010	$	4,215
Japan	931		951		886
Other foreign countries	2,440		2,520		2,361
	7,127		7,481		7,462
Sales generated from divested businesses	122		141		344
	$	7,249	$	7,622	$	7,806

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Long-lived assets
United States	$	1,065	$	1,141	$	1,188
Ireland	252		231		219
Other foreign countries	247		298		290
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,564		1,670		1,697
Goodwill	5,973		9,761		10,186
Other intangible assets	6,289		6,473		6,343
	$	13,826	$	17,904	$	18,226