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2.0.0.10 false Adoption of New Accounting Policies 000110 - Disclosure - Adoption of New Accounting Policies true false false false 1 usd $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDperShare Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 0 pfe_AdoptionOfNewAccountingPoliciesAbstract pfe false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false No definition available. false 3 1 us-gaap_ScheduleOfNewAccountingPronouncementsAndChangesInAccountingPrinciplesTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div class="BWxbrlnote2"> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <div> <div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; text-align: left"><a style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" id="xbrlnote2" name="xbrlnote2">Note 2. Adoption of New Accounting Policies</a></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; text-align: justify">&#160;</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; text-align: left">The provisions of the following new accounting standards were adopted as of January 1, 2010 and did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements:</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br/> </div> <div style="text-align: left"> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman" cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td style="WIDTH: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" width="1%" valign="top"> <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: symbol, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#183;</div></td> <td width="99%"> <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; text-align: justify">An amendment to the recognition and measurement guidance for the transfers of financial assets.</div></td></tr></table></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br/> </div> <div style="text-align: left"> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman" cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td style="WIDTH: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" width="1%" valign="top"> <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#183;</div></td> <td width="99%"> <div style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; text-align: justify">An amendment to the guidelines for determining the primary beneficiary in a variable interest entity.</div></td></tr></table></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br/> </div></div></div></div></div> Note 2. Adoption of New Accounting Policies &#160; The provisions of the following new accounting standards were adopted as of January 1, 2010 and did not have false false false Represents disclosure of any changes in an accounting principle, including a change from one generally accepted accounting principle to another generally accepted accounting principle when there are two or more generally accepted accounting principles that apply or when the accounting principle formerly used is no longer generally accepted. Also disclose any change in the method of applying an accounting principle, or any change in an accounting principle required by a new pronouncement in the unusual instance that a new pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 154 -Paragraph 2, 17, 18 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 28 -Paragraph 23, 24 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 01 -Paragraph b -Subparagraph 6 -Article 10 false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true