Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Business Combination [Line Items] | ||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ 305 | |
| Accounts receivable and other current assets | 811 | |
| Property, equipment and other long-term assets | 247 | |
| Other intangible assets | 525 | $ 10,602 |
| Total identifiable assets acquired | 1,888 | |
| Medical costs payable | (32) | |
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | (536) | |
| Other long-term liabilities | (355) | |
| Total identifiable liabilities acquired | (923) | |
| Total net identifiable assets | 965 | |
| Goodwill | 4,295 | $ 4,376 |
| Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests | (425) | |
| Net assets acquired | $ 4,835 | |
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of asset acquired in business combination and recognized at acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of cash and cash equivalent acquired in business combination and recognized at acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of receivable acquired in business combination and recognized at acquisition date, classified as current. Includes, but is not limited to, receivable from customer for product and service. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of accounts payable assumed in business combination and recognized at acquisition date, classified as current. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of liability assumed in business combination and recognized at acquisition date, classified as other and current. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of identifiable intangible asset acquired in business combination and recognized at acquisition date. Excludes goodwill and financial asset. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of liability assumed in business combination and recognized at acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of asset acquired in excess of (less than) liability assumed in business combination and recognized at acquisition date. Excludes goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of liability assumed in business combination and recognized at acquisition date, classified as other and noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of property, plant, and equipment acquired in business combination and recognized at acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of asset acquired in excess of (less than) liability assumed plus goodwill in business combination and recognized at acquisition date, less fair value of noncontrolling interest in acquiree at acquisition date when acquirer holds less than 100 percent of equity interest in acquiree. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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