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| **Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]**                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] | The Company's earnings before income taxes as generated from its U.S. and international operations are as follows (in millions):  2012 2011 2010U.S.$316 $502 $553International689 517 655Earnings before income taxes$1,005 $1,019 $1,208                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]                                                                        | Income tax expense consisted of the following (in millions):  2012 2011 2010Current:       U.S. federal$236 $180 $264  U.S. state and other16 13 14  International78 65 57      Total current330 258 335Deferred(77) (65) (34)Income tax expense$253 $193 $301                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]                                                                               | Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting and tax purposes. The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows: (in millions):  2012 2011Deferred income tax assets:   Net operating and capital loss carryforwards$236 $164Tax credit carryforwards70 60Inventories148 145Stock-based compensation78 73Compensation and benefits113 101Accrued liabilities and other133 117778 660Less: valuation allowance(228) (157)Deferred income tax assets550 503Deferred income tax liabilities:   Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities(12) (11)Property, plant and equipment(204) (207)Intangible assets(307) (332)Deferred income tax liabilities(523) (550)Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities)$27 $(47) |
| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]                                                                          | A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate is as follows:  2012 2011 2010U.S. federal statutory tax rate35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 %Increase (decrease) in tax rate resulting from:     U.S. state income taxes, net of federal tax benefit0.5 1.2 2.2International taxes at lower rates(12.1) (11.6) (10.0)Tax benefits from domestic manufacturer's deduction(2.2) (2.0) (1.1)Research and development credits(1.1) (2.7) (2.4)Puerto Rico excise tax(1.8) (1.7) —Non-deductible IPR&D charges— — 0.4Settlement reserve for certain prior year tax positions4.6 — —Other2.3 0.8 0.8Effective income tax rate25.2 % 19.0 % 24.9 %                                                 |
| Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]                                                                            | The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company's unrecognized tax benefits (in millions):  2012 2011 2010Balance at beginning of year$205 $163 $121Increases related to current year tax positions38 33 33Increases related to prior year tax positions90 16 19Reductions related to prior year tax positions(18) (1) (9)Reductions related to settlements / payments(1) (2) —Expiration of the statute of limitations for the assessment of taxes— (4) (1)Balance at end of year$314 $205 $163                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.
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Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets.
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Tabular disclosure of the reconciliation using percentage or dollar amounts of the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the year to the amount of income tax expense that would result from applying domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations.
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Tabular disclosure of income before income tax between domestic and foreign jurisdictions.
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Tabular disclosure of the change in unrecognized tax benefits.
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