Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) reportablesegments	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | reportablesegments	2
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations on net sales	$ 291	$ 338	$ 766
Net sales	14,240	12,682	11,888
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers, disaggregated - performance measurement	0	(60)	12
Net sales	0	(60)	13
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers, disaggregated - performance measurement	13,949	12,404	11,109
Operating Segments | MedSurg
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers, disaggregated - performance measurement	5,320	4,805	4,389
Net sales	5,422	4,911	4,633
Operating Segments | Cardiovascular
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers, disaggregated - performance measurement	8,630	7,599	6,721
Net sales	$ 8,819	$ 7,831	$ 7,242