Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) reportablesegments	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 15,185	$ 14,843
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(9,357)	(9,173)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	232	232
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill Beginning Balance	12,920
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments	13
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	336
Goodwill Ending Balance	$ 13,269
Number of reportable segments | reportablesegments	2
MedSurg [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill Beginning Balance	$ 4,237
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments	0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	0
Goodwill Ending Balance	4,237
Cardiovascular [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill Beginning Balance	8,684
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments	13
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	336
Goodwill Ending Balance	9,032
Goodwill [Member]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross	23,169	22,820
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	(9,900)	(9,900)
In Process Research and Development [Member]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	112	112
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	120	120
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	12,707	12,397
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(7,553)	(7,378)
Patents [Member]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	473	486
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(381)	(394)
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	2,005	1,960
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	$ (1,422)	$ (1,400)