Fair Value Measurements and Marketable Securities - Schedule of Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	$ 431	$ 710
Solventum common stock	1,670	2,026
Derivative assets, fair value	232	192
Derivative liability, fair value	297	330
Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	232	192
Derivative liability, fair value	297	330
Corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	234	302
Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	54	191
U.S. government and treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	8	53
Asset backed securities and certificates of/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	119	148
U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	16	16
Level 1
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	8	53
Solventum common stock	1,670	2,026
Level 1 \| Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Level 1 \| Corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 1 \| Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 1 \| U.S. government and treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	8	53
Level 1 \| Asset backed securities and certificates of/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 1 \| U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 2
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	407	641
Solventum common stock	0	0
Level 2 \| Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	232	192
Derivative liability, fair value	297	330
Level 2 \| Corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	234	302
Level 2 \| Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	54	191
Level 2 \| U.S. government and treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 2 \| Asset backed securities and certificates of/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	119	148
Level 2 \| U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 3
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	16	16
Solventum common stock	0	0
Level 3 \| Foreign currency forward/option contracts and cross-currency swaps
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, fair value	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Level 3 \| Corporate debt
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 3 \| Commercial paper
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 3 \| U.S. government and treasury securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 3 \| Asset backed securities and certificates of/time deposits
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	0	0
Level 3 \| U.S. municipal securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Available-for-sale marketable securities	$ 16	$ 16

Amount excluding accrued interest, of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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