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Revenue (Details)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
units
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Emerging Markets total countries | units 20    
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $ 2,543 $ 2,493  
Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]      
Contract with Customer, Liability 390   $ 400
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]      
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized 35    
United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 1,489 1,403  
International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 1,054 1,090  
EMEA [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 552 561  
APAC [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 409 437  
Latin America and Canada [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 89 92  
Emerging Markets [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 267 297  
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 41    
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 37    
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member] | International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 4    
Global Endoscopy (Endo) Reporting Unit [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 442 440  
Global Endoscopy (Endo) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 256 253  
Global Endoscopy (Endo) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 186 187  
Global Urology (Uro) Reporting Unit [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 332 326  
Global Urology (Uro) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 237 231  
Global Urology (Uro) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 95 94  
Global CRM Reporting Unit [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 437 491  
Global CRM Reporting Unit [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 255 288  
Global CRM Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 182 203  
Global Electrophysiology (EP) Reporting Unit [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 74 79  
Global Electrophysiology (EP) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 32 36  
Global Electrophysiology (EP) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 43 43  
Global Neuromodulation (NM) Reporting Unit [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 191 186  
Global Neuromodulation (NM) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 151 144  
Global Neuromodulation (NM) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 40 42  
Global Interventional Cardiology (IC) Reporting Unit [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 633 661  
Global Interventional Cardiology (IC) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 297 296  
Global Interventional Cardiology (IC) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 336 365  
Global Peripheral Interventions (PI) Reporting Unit [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 392 311  
Global Peripheral Interventions (PI) Reporting Unit [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 224 156  
Global Peripheral Interventions (PI) Reporting Unit [Member] | International [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 168 155  
Specialty Pharmaceuticals [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 41    
BSX Reportable Segments [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 2,502    
BSX Reportable Segments [Member] | United States      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $ 1,452 $ 1,403