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Legal Proceedings and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2019 company	Jun. 30, 2016 investment_fund	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) claim	Mar. 31, 2023 claim lawsuit	Mar. 31, 2023 class_action claim	Mar. 31, 2023 claim direct_purchaser	Mar. 31, 2023 end_payor_purchaser claim	Mar. 31, 2023 claim company	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Income tax expense			$ 234						$ 436
Niaspan
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Number of individual plaintiff lawsuits \| lawsuit				4
Number of purported class actions \| class_action					2
Number of healthcare benefit providers acting as plaintiff in lawsuit						1	1
AndroGel antitrust litigation, King Drug Co. of Florence, Inc., et al. v. AbbVie Inc., et al.
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Number of generic companies with whom certain litigation related agreements were entered into \| company	3
Bystolic antitrust litigation
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Number of generic companies with whom certain litigation related agreements were entered into \| company								6
Prescription drug abuse litigation
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Number of claims pending \| claim			3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000
Prescription drug abuse litigation in state courts
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Number of claims pending \| claim			270	270	270	270	270	270
Prescription drug abuse litigation in state courts \| Selling, general and administrative
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Litigation charge related to potential settlement										$ 2,100
Tax court petition
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Income tax expense			$ 572
Elliott Associates, L.P.
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Number of parties to lawsuit (in investment funds) \| investment_fund		5