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CVS Health Corporation
(NYSE:CVS) 

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CVS Health Corporation provides health services in the United States. The company's Pharmacy Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions, including plan design and administration, formulary management, retail pharmacy network management, mail order pharmacy, specialty pharmacy and ...

Founded: 1963
Full Time Employees: 300,000 (Jun 2022)
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Healthcare Plans

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      revenues:
                                                                               
      products
    62,226,000,000 67,042,000,000 64,590,000,000 60,607,000,000 57,669,000,000 61,911,000,000 59,674,000,000 56,212,000,000 53,724,000,000 65,154,000,000 61,298,000,000 60,539,000,000 58,147,000,000 59,657,000,000 57,643,000,000 56,794,000,000 52,522,000,000 53,973,000,000 51,853,000,000 50,525,000,000 47,387,000,000 49,592,000,000 47,738,000,000 46,355,000,000 47,003,000,000 49,213,000,000 47,149,000,000 45,531,000,000 43,343,000,000                                               
      premiums
    33,791,000,000 34,017,000,000 33,719,000,000 34,195,000,000 32,820,000,000 30,913,000,000 30,925,000,000 30,667,000,000 30,391,000,000 25,075,000,000 24,657,000,000 25,108,000,000 24,352,000,000 21,436,000,000 21,003,000,000 21,260,000,000 21,631,000,000 19,205,000,000 18,984,000,000 18,983,000,000 18,960,000,000 17,615,000,000 17,182,000,000 16,927,000,000 17,640,000,000 15,510,000,000 15,539,000,000 15,791,000,000 16,282,000,000                                               
      services
    3,835,000,000 4,040,000,000 3,930,000,000 3,626,000,000 3,579,000,000 4,131,000,000 4,279,000,000 3,961,000,000 3,868,000,000 3,316,000,000 3,532,000,000 3,000,000,000 2,445,000,000 2,430,000,000 2,312,000,000 2,436,000,000 2,505,000,000 3,059,000,000 2,711,000,000 2,819,000,000 2,453,000,000 2,099,000,000 1,932,000,000 1,875,000,000 1,950,000,000 1,960,000,000 1,859,000,000 1,816,000,000 1,772,000,000                                               
      net investment income
    574,000,000 594,000,000 632,000,000 487,000,000 520,000,000 755,000,000 550,000,000 394,000,000 454,000,000 268,000,000 277,000,000 274,000,000 334,000,000 323,000,000 201,000,000 146,000,000 168,000,000 367,000,000 246,000,000 289,000,000 297,000,000 248,000,000 204,000,000 184,000,000 162,000,000 206,000,000 263,000,000 293,000,000 249,000,000                                               
      total revenues
    100,426,000,000 105,693,000,000 102,871,000,000 98,915,000,000 94,588,000,000 97,710,000,000 95,428,000,000 91,234,000,000 88,437,000,000 93,813,000,000 89,764,000,000 88,921,000,000 85,278,000,000 83,846,000,000 81,159,000,000 80,636,000,000 76,826,000,000 76,604,000,000 73,794,000,000 72,616,000,000 69,097,000,000 69,554,000,000 67,056,000,000 65,341,000,000 66,755,000,000 66,889,000,000 64,810,000,000 63,431,000,000 61,646,000,000                                               
      yoy
    6.17% 8.17% 7.80% 8.42% 6.96% 4.15% 6.31% 2.60% 3.70% 11.89% 10.60% 10.27% 11.00% 9.45% 9.98% 11.04% 11.19% 10.14% 10.05% 11.13% 3.51% 3.98% 3.47% 3.01% 8.29%                                                   
      qoq
    -4.98% 2.74% 4.00% 4.57% -3.20% 2.39% 4.60% 3.16% -5.73% 4.51% 0.95% 4.27% 1.71% 3.31% 0.65% 4.96% 0.29% 3.81% 1.62% 5.09% -0.66% 3.73% 2.62% -2.12% -0.20% 3.21% 2.17% 2.90%                                                
      operating costs:
                                                                               
      cost of products sold
    55,444,000,000 59,060,000,000 57,045,000,000 54,005,000,000 51,057,000,000 55,268,000,000 52,948,000,000 49,998,000,000 48,073,000,000 57,419,000,000 54,688,000,000 53,536,000,000 51,455,000,000 51,728,000,000 50,365,000,000 49,290,000,000 45,509,000,000 46,378,000,000 45,011,000,000 43,520,000,000 40,894,000,000 42,452,000,000 40,940,000,000 40,242,000,000 40,347,000,000 42,065,000,000 40,437,000,000 38,970,000,000 37,247,000,000                                               
      health care costs
    29,358,000,000 33,066,000,000 32,020,000,000 31,317,000,000 29,135,000,000 29,543,000,000 29,922,000,000 27,853,000,000 27,803,000,000 22,518,000,000 21,499,000,000 21,782,000,000                                                                
      operating expenses
    10,944,000,000 11,455,000,000 11,288,000,000 11,212,000,000 11,022,000,000 10,421,000,000 10,557,000,000 10,338,000,000 10,290,000,000 10,503,000,000 9,876,000,000 9,873,000,000 9,580,000,000 10,084,000,000 9,606,000,000 9,171,000,000 9,876,000,000 10,065,000,000 9,210,000,000 8,869,000,000 8,922,000,000 9,433,000,000 8,471,000,000 8,668,000,000 8,563,000,000 8,654,000,000 8,595,000,000 8,042,000,000 8,250,000,000   4,913,000,000 4,796,000,000 4,627,000,000 4,818,000,000 4,787,000,000 4,611,000,000 4,675,000,000 4,665,000,000 4,568,000,000 4,572,000,000 4,330,000,000 4,140,000,000 4,032,000,000 4,312,000,000 4,222,000,000 4,116,000,000 3,918,000,000 4,122,000,000 3,874,000,000 3,868,000,000 3,883,000,000 3,994,000,000 3,833,000,000 3,741,000,000 3,709,000,000 3,598,000,000 3,594,000,000 3,605,000,000 3,440,000,000 3,696,000,000 3,540,000,000 3,519,000,000 3,336,000,000 3,445,800,000 3,452,400,000  2,934,400,000 2,895,100,000  2,084,875,000 2,924,100,000 2,848,700,000   
      total operating costs
    95,746,000,000 103,581,000,000 106,078,000,000 96,534,000,000 91,214,000,000 95,342,000,000 94,596,000,000 88,189,000,000 86,166,000,000 90,440,000,000 86,074,000,000 85,687,000,000 81,832,000,000 80,228,000,000 85,090,000,000 76,067,000,000 73,336,000,000 74,375,000,000 70,733,000,000 68,290,000,000 65,520,000,000 67,030,000,000 63,807,000,000 60,661,000,000 63,297,000,000 63,852,000,000 61,882,000,000 60,099,000,000 58,956,000,000                                               
      operating income
    4,680,000,000 2,112,000,000 -3,207,000,000 2,381,000,000 3,374,000,000 2,368,000,000 832,000,000 3,045,000,000 2,271,000,000 3,373,000,000 3,690,000,000 3,234,000,000 3,446,000,000 3,618,000,000 -3,931,000,000 4,569,000,000 3,490,000,000 2,229,000,000 3,061,000,000 4,326,000,000 3,577,000,000 2,524,000,000 3,249,000,000 4,680,000,000 3,458,000,000 3,037,000,000 2,928,000,000 3,332,000,000 2,690,000,000                                               
      yoy
    38.71% -10.81% -485.46% -21.81% 48.57% -29.80% -77.45% -5.84% -34.10% -6.77% -193.87% -29.22% -1.26% 62.31% -228.42% 5.62% -2.43% -11.69% -5.79% -7.56% 3.44% -16.89% 10.96% 40.46% 28.55%                                                   
      qoq
    121.59% -165.86% -234.69% -29.43% 42.48% 184.62% -72.68% 34.08% -32.67% -8.59% 14.10% -6.15% -4.75% -192.04% -186.04% 30.92% 56.57% -27.18% -29.24% 20.94% 41.72% -22.31% -30.58% 35.34% 13.86% 3.72% -12.12% 23.87%                                                
      operating margin %
    4.66% 2.00% -3.12% 2.41% 3.57% 2.42% 0.87% 3.34% 2.57% 3.60% 4.11% 3.64% 4.04% 4.32% -4.84% 5.67% 4.54% 2.91% 4.15% 5.96% 5.18% 3.63% 4.85% 7.16% 5.18% 4.54% 4.52% 5.25% 4.36% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%  
      interest expense
    -774,000,000 -787,000,000 -784,000,000 763,000,000 785,000,000 758,000,000 752,000,000 732,000,000 716,000,000 690,000,000 693,000,000 686,000,000 589,000,000 552,000,000 566,000,000 583,000,000 586,000,000 608,000,000 602,000,000 636,000,000 657,000,000 678,000,000 731,000,000 765,000,000 733,000,000 734,000,000 747,000,000 772,000,000 782,000,000 453 475,000,000 473,000,000 297,000,000 245,000,000 247,000,000 252,000,000 242,000,000 253,000,000 280,000,000 283,000,000 276,000,000 261,000,000 166,000,000 134,000,000 131,000,000 153,000,000 158,000,000 158,000,000 135,000,000 122,000,000 126,000,000 126,000,000 160,000,000 134,000,000 132,000,000 132,000,000 147,000,000 155,000,000 148,000,000 134,000,000 137,000,000 137,000,000 135,000,000 128,000,000 122,800,000 127,900,000 142,100,000 112,700,000 114,700,000 130,900,000 137,300,000 127,500,000 105,900,000 63,900,000  
      other income
    32,000,000 29,000,000 26,000,000 -29,000,000 -28,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -24,000,000 -25,000,000 -22,000,000 -22,000,000 -22,000,000 -22,000,000 -43,000,000 -41,000,000 -43,000,000 -42,000,000 -38,000,000 -49,000,000 -45,000,000 -50,000,000 -53,000,000 -54,000,000 -45,000,000 -54,000,000                                                   
      income before income tax provision
    3,938,000,000 1,354,000,000 -3,482,000,000 1,647,000,000 2,617,000,000 2,126,000,000 105,000,000 2,337,000,000 1,580,000,000 2,705,000,000 3,019,000,000 2,570,000,000 2,879,000,000 3,109,000,000 -4,456,000,000 4,029,000,000 2,946,000,000 1,570,000,000 2,145,000,000 3,735,000,000 2,970,000,000 1,225,000,000 1,806,000,000 3,960,000,000 2,779,000,000 2,334,000,000 2,133,000,000 2,591,000,000 1,939,000,000 1,899 -2,065,000,000 1,470,000,000 2,809,000,000 2,062,000,000 1,863,000,000 1,534,000,000 1,471,000,000 2,463,000,000 1,528,000,000 1,893,000,000 1,540,750,000 2,070,000,000 2,096,000,000 1,998,000,000 1,372,000,000 1,572,000,000 2,050,000,000 1,866,000,000 1,363,500,000 2,039,000,000 1,842,000,000 1,573,000,000 1,132,000,000 1,680,000,000 1,576,000,000 1,272,000,000 984,000,000 1,429,000,000 1,342,000,000 1,177,000,000 998,750,000 1,347,000,000 1,366,000,000 1,282,000,000            
      income tax provision
    981,000,000 -1,569,000,000 508,000,000 634,000,000 835,000,000 503,000,000 34,000,000 569,000,000 456,000,000 658,000,000 754,000,000 656,000,000 737,000,000 809,000,000 -1,047,000,000 1,068,000,000 633,000,000 274,000,000 558,000,000 944,000,000 746,000,000 241,000,000 587,000,000 974,000,000 767,000,000 590,000,000 604,000,000 660,000,000 512,000,000 509 497,000,000 472,000,000 -478,000,000 777,000,000 766,000,000 572,000,000 1,046,000,000 921,000,000 604,000,000 746,000,000 953,000,000 833,000,000 824,000,000 777,000,000 868,000,000 624,000,000 804,000,000 737,000,000 812,000,000 779,000,000 720,000,000 617,000,000 666,000,000 669,000,000 610,000,000 496,000,000 711,000,000 562,000,000 526,000,000 464,000,000 608,000,000 528,000,000 544,000,000 510,000,000 420,000,000 582,800,000 491,600,000 534,700,000 539,900,000 490,700,000 523,600,000 454,100,000 480,300,000 263,700,000  
      net income
    2,957,000,000 2,923,000,000 -3,990,000,000 1,013,000,000 1,782,000,000 1,623,000,000 71,000,000 1,768,000,000 1,124,000,000 2,047,000,000 2,265,000,000 1,914,000,000 2,142,000,000 2,300,000,000 -3,409,000,000 2,961,000,000 2,313,000,000 1,296,000,000 1,587,000,000 2,791,000,000 2,224,000,000 975,000,000 1,219,000,000 2,986,000,000 2,012,000,000 1,744,000,000 1,529,000,000 1,931,000,000 1,427,000,000 1,390 -2,563,000,000 998,000,000 3,287,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,098,000,000 953,000,000 1,707,000,000 1,541,000,000 924,000,000 1,147,000,000 1,499,000,000 1,247,000,000 1,272,000,000 1,221,000,000 1,321,000,000 948,000,000 1,246,000,000 1,129,000,000 1,261,000,000 1,254,000,000 1,121,000,000 956,000,000 1,129,000,000 1,006,000,000 965,000,000 775,000,000 1,063,000,000 867,000,000 815,000,000 712,000,000 1,025,000,000 808,000,000 821,000,000 770,000,000 1,021,300,000           
      yoy
    65.94% 80.10% -5719.72% -42.70% 58.54% -20.71% -96.87% -7.63% -47.53% -11.00% -166.44% -35.36% -7.39% 77.47% -314.81% 6.09% 4.00% 32.92% 30.19% -6.53% 10.54% -44.09% -20.27% 54.63% 41.00% 125467525.90% -159.66% 93.49% -56.59% -100.00% -333.42% 4.72% 92.56% -16.61% 18.83% -16.91% 13.88% 23.58% -27.36% -6.06% 13.47% 31.54% 2.09% 8.15% 4.76% -24.40% 11.15% 18.10% 11.69% 24.65% 16.17% 23.35% 6.21% 16.03% 18.40% 8.85% 3.71% 7.30% -0.73% -7.53% 0.36%               
      qoq
    1.16% -173.26% -493.88% -43.15% 9.80% 2185.92% -95.98% 57.30% -45.09% -9.62% 18.34% -10.64% -6.87% -167.47% -215.13% 28.02% 78.47% -18.34% -43.14% 25.49% 128.10% -20.02% -59.18% 48.41% 15.37% 14.06% -20.82% 35.32% 102661770.50% -100.00% -356.81% -69.64% 155.80% 17.03% 15.22% -44.17% 10.77% 66.77% -19.44% -23.48% 20.21% -1.97% 4.18% -7.57% 39.35% -23.92% 10.36% -10.47% 0.56% 11.86% 17.26% -15.32% 12.23% 4.25% 24.52% -27.09% 22.61% 6.38% 14.47% -30.54% 26.86% -1.58% 6.62% -24.61%            
      net income margin %
    2.94% 2.77% -3.88% 1.02% 1.88% 1.66% 0.07% 1.94% 1.27% 2.18% 2.52% 2.15% 2.51% 2.74% -4.20% 3.67% 3.01% 1.69% 2.15% 3.84% 3.22% 1.40% 1.82% 4.57% 3.01% 2.61% 2.36% 3.04% 2.31% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -14,000,000    -3,000,000    -11,000,000 -5,750,000 -4,000,000 -13,000,000 -6,000,000   -10,000,000 -1,000,000   -8,000,000 -1,000,000    -5,000,000    -6,000,000                                               
      net income attributable to cvs health
    2,943,000,000 2,943,000,000 -3,975,000,000 1,021,000,000 1,779,000,000 1,644,000,000 87,000,000 1,770,000,000 1,113,000,000 2,046,000,000 2,261,000,000 1,901,000,000 2,136,000,000 2,302,000,000 -3,416,000,000 2,951,000,000 2,312,000,000 1,306,000,000 1,598,000,000 2,783,000,000 2,223,000,000 973,000,000 1,224,000,000 2,975,000,000 2,007,000,000 1,747,000,000 1,530,000,000 1,936,000,000 1,421,000,000 1,390 -2,563,000,000 998,000,000 3,287,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,098,000,000 952,000,000 1,707,000,000 1,540,000,000 924,000,000 1,146,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,246,000,000                                  
      net income per share
                                                                               
      basic
    2.31 2.33 -3.13 0.81 1.41 1.31 0.07 1.41 0.88 1.59 1.76 1.48 1.66 0.353 -2.6 2.25 1.76 1.253 1.21 2.11 1.69 1.185 0.93 2.27 1.54    1.09          0.86 1.04   1.13 1.08    0.96                            
      diluted
    2.3 2.32 -3.13 0.8 1.41 1.31 0.07 1.41 0.88 1.59 1.75 1.48 1.65 0.35 -2.6 2.23 1.74 1.245 1.2 2.1 1.68 1.18 0.93 2.26 1.53    1.09          0.86 1.04   1.12 1.07    0.95                            
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                               
      basic
    1,273 1,267 1,269 1,266 1,261 1,259 1,259 1,256 1,260 1,285 1,287 1,283 1,283  1,315 1,313 1,312  1,321 1,319 1,313  1,310 1,309 1,306    1,298          1,070 1,092   1,124 1,128    1,180                            
      diluted
    1,279 1,271 1,269 1,270 1,264 1,262 1,259 1,259 1,267 1,290 1,290 1,287 1,291  1,315 1,321 1,328  1,329 1,327 1,322  1,315 1,314 1,312    1,302          1,075 1,099   1,132 1,136    1,190                            
      goodwill impairment
      5,725,000,000                431,000,000                                                         
      restructuring charges
         10,000,000 1,169,000,000    11,000,000                                                                 
      gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
      483,000,000                                                                         
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
     20,000,000 15,000,000 8,000,000  21,000,000 16,000,000 2,000,000      2,000,000 -7,000,000   10,000,000 11,000,000   -2,000,000 5,000,000 -11,000,000   1,000,000 5,000,000                                                
      loss on assets held for sale
                349,000,000 12,000,000 2,480,000,000                                                             
      dividends declared per share
         0.499 0.665 0.665 0.665 0.605 0.605 0.605 0.605 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.319 0.425 0.425 0.425 0.263 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.206 0.275 0.275 0.275                            
      restructuring charge
               496,000,000                                                                
      opioid litigation charges
                 99,000,000 5,220,000,000                                                             
      opioid litigation charge
                                                                               
      benefit costs
                20,448,000,000 18,305,000,000 17,419,000,000 17,606,000,000 17,951,000,000 16,574,000,000 16,081,000,000 15,901,000,000 15,704,000,000 15,145,000,000 14,396,000,000 11,751,000,000 14,387,000,000 13,133,000,000 12,850,000,000 13,087,000,000 13,459,000,000                                               
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
                     89,000,000 363,000,000   674,000,000 766,000,000    79,000,000           101,000,000 542,000,000       521,000,000                              
      other expense
                             -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 192,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000                                        
      income from continuing operations
                             1,744,000,000 1,529,000,000 1,931,000,000  1,390 -2,562,000,000 998,000,000 3,287,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,097,000,000 962,000,000 1,707,000,000 1,542,000,000   1,500,000,000 1,237,000,000   1,322,000,000 948,000,000 1,246,000,000  1,262,000,000 1,260,000,000 1,122,000,000 956,000,000 1,129,000,000 1,011,000,000 966,000,000 776,000,000 1,099,000,000 867,000,000 816,000,000 713,000,000 1,026,000,000 819,000,000 822,000,000 772,000,000 1,023,100,000           
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                    -1,750,000 -6,000,000 -1,000,000          -3,500,000 -11,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000            
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                               
      income from continuing operations attributable to cvs health
                             1.34 1.17 1.49  1.36 -2.52 0.98 3.22 1.26 1.07 0.93 4,929,996.66 1.44   4,649,996.69 1.1                                  
      loss from discontinued operations attributable to cvs health
                                    -0.003   -0.01                                        
      weighted-average basic shares outstanding
                 1,312    1,319    1,309    1,301 1,302           1,068    1,114    1,157 1,165                             
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                               
      weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
                 1,323    1,329    1,314    1,305 1,305           1,073    1,121    1,164 1,174                             
      weighted-average shares outstanding
                               1,301  1,020 1,018 1,016 1,020 1,016 1,019 1,030                                        
      net revenues
                                 47,269 46,708,000,000 45,693,000,000 48,385,000,000 46,181,000,000 45,685,000,000 44,514,000,000 45,971,000,000 44,615,000,000 43,725,000,000 43,215,000,000 41,146,000,000 38,644,000,000 37,169,000,000 36,332,000,000 37,055,000,000 35,021,000,000 34,602,000,000 32,689,000,000 32,782,000,000 31,968,000,000 31,248,000,000 30,763,000,000 31,394,000,000 30,227,000,000 30,714,000,000 30,798,000,000 28,317,000,000 26,674,000,000 26,629,000,000 25,880,000,000 24,772,000,000 23,875,000,000 24,007,000,000 23,760,000,000 24,641,900,000 24,871,100,000 23,393,900,000 20,863,400,000 21,140,300,000 21,326,000,000 21,942,400,000 20,495,200,000 20,703,300,000 13,184,600,000  
      cost of revenues
                                 39,941 39,507,000,000 38,834,000,000 40,481,000,000 39,055,000,000 38,750,000,000 37,934,000,000 27,576,000,000 37,123,000,000 36,710,000,000 36,471,000,000 23,229,250,000 31,983,000,000 30,767,000,000 30,168,000,000 20,894,500,000 28,553,000,000 28,278,000,000 26,747,000,000 19,131,750,000 25,933,000,000 25,412,000,000 25,181,000,000 18,882,500,000 24,580,000,000 25,265,000,000 25,685,000,000 15,944,250,000 21,496,000,000 21,534,000,000 21,129,000,000 14,212,750,000 18,851,000,000 18,987,000,000 19,014,000,000 19,630,200,000 19,818,900,000 18,645,900,000 16,462,800,000 16,767,100,000 17,033,000,000 17,491,600,000 16,300,000,000 16,544,800,000 9,835,400,000  
      gross profit
                                 7,328 7,201,000,000 6,859,000,000 7,904,000,000 7,126,000,000 6,935,000,000 6,580,000,000 7,606,000,000 7,492,000,000 7,015,000,000 6,744,000,000 7,301,000,000 6,661,000,000 6,402,000,000 6,164,000,000 6,633,000,000 6,468,000,000 6,324,000,000 5,942,000,000 6,331,000,000 6,035,000,000 5,836,000,000 5,582,000,000 6,297,000,000 5,647,000,000 5,449,000,000 5,113,000,000 5,555,000,000 5,178,000,000 5,095,000,000 4,751,000,000 5,467,000,000 5,024,000,000 5,020,000,000 4,746,000,000 5,011,700,000 5,052,200,000 4,748,000,000 4,400,600,000 4,373,200,000 4,293,000,000 4,450,800,000 4,195,200,000 4,158,500,000 3,349,200,000  
      yoy
                                 -100.00% 3.84% 4.24% 3.92% -4.89% -1.14% -2.43% 4.18% 12.48% 9.58% 9.41% 10.07% 2.98% 1.23% 3.74% 4.77% 7.17% 8.36% 6.45% 0.54% 6.87% 7.10% 9.17% 13.36% 9.06% 6.95% 7.62% 1.61% 3.07% 1.49% 0.11% 9.08% -0.56% 5.73% 7.85% 14.60% 17.68% 6.68% 4.90% 5.16% 28.18%      
      qoq
                                 -100.00% 4.99% -13.22% 10.92% 2.75% 5.40% -13.49% 1.52% 6.80% 4.02% -7.63% 9.61% 4.05% 3.86% -7.07% 2.55% 2.28% 6.43% -6.14% 4.90% 3.41% 4.55% -11.35% 11.51% 3.63% 6.57% -7.96% 7.28% 1.63% 7.24% -13.10% 8.82% 0.08% 5.77% -5.30% -0.80% 6.41% 7.89% 0.63% 1.87% -3.55% 6.09% 0.88% 24.16%   
      gross margin %
    0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%  
      operating expenses:
                                                                               
      goodwill impairments
                                  3,921,000,000                                             
      other operating expenses
                                 4,975 4,867,000,000                                             
      operating profit
                                 2,353 -1,587,000,000 1,946,000,000 3,108,000,000 2,499,000,000 2,117,000,000 1,793,000,000 2,995,000,000 2,817,000,000 2,350,000,000 2,176,000,000 2,729,000,000 2,331,000,000 2,262,000,000 2,132,000,000 2,321,000,000 2,246,000,000 2,208,000,000 2,024,000,000 2,209,000,000 2,161,000,000 1,968,000,000 1,699,000,000 2,303,000,000 1,814,000,000 1,708,000,000 1,404,000,000 1,957,000,000 1,584,000,000 1,490,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,771,000,000 1,484,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,410,000,000 1,565,900,000 1,599,800,000 1,377,200,000 1,466,200,000 1,478,100,000 1,370,100,000 1,475,900,000 1,271,100,000 1,309,800,000 736,500,000  
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                      1,000,000  -250,000 -1,000,000   2,500,000 10,000,000               1,250,000                   
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                        -500,000 -1,000,000  -1,000,000 -250,000 -1,000,000                                  
      income from discontinued operations attributable to cvs health
                                            9,999.99 0.01                                  
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                                -2,500 -10,000   -10,000  -3,000 -60,000 -30,000       
      weighted-averages shares outstanding:
                                                                               
      basic
    1,273 1,267 1,269 1,266 1,261 1,259 1,259 1,256 1,260 1,285 1,287 1,283 1,283  1,315 1,313 1,312  1,321 1,319 1,313  1,310 1,309 1,306    1,298          1,070 1,092   1,124 1,128    1,180                            
      diluted
    1,279 1,271 1,269 1,270 1,264 1,262 1,259 1,259 1,267 1,290 1,290 1,287 1,291  1,315 1,321 1,328  1,329 1,327 1,322  1,315 1,314 1,312    1,302          1,075 1,099   1,132 1,136    1,190                            
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                          1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000            
      net income attributable to cvs caremark
                                                    1,261,000,000 1,254,000,000 1,121,000,000 956,000,000 1,129,000,000 1,006,000,000 966,000,000 776,000,000 1,064,000,000 868,000,000 816,000,000 713,000,000 1,026,000,000 809,000,000 821,000,000 771,000,000            
      basic earnings per common share:
                                                                               
      income from continuing operations attributable to cvs caremark
                                                    1,060,000 1,040,000 910,000 780,000 910,000 800,000 760,000 600,000 840,000 650,000 600,000 520,000 760,000 600,000 610,000 560,000            
      loss from discontinued operations attributable to cvs caremark
                                                     -10,000                          
      weighted-average basic common shares outstanding
                                                     1,218,000,000 1,227,000,000 1,232,000,000  1,265,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,299,000,000  1,332,000,000 1,355,000,000 1,362,000,000  1,360,000,000 1,359,000,000 1,386,000,000 1,429,400,000 1,456,900,000 1,450,000,000 1,435,500,000 1,431,800,000 1,429,800,000  1,473,700,000 1,492,400,000 906,100,000  
      diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                               
      weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding
                                                     1,226,000,000 1,236,000,000 1,241,000,000  1,274,000,000 1,287,000,000 1,309,000,000  1,340,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,371,000,000  1,368,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,396,000,000 1,444,900,000 1,471,800,000 1,468,900,000 1,469,700,000 1,468,700,000 1,467,700,000  1,521,200,000 1,542,500,000 939,800,000  
      dividends declared per common share
                                                    168,750 225,000 225,000 225,000 121,875 162,500 162,500 162,500 93,750 125,000 125,000 125,000 65,625 87,500 87,500 87,500 76,250 76,250 76,250 69,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 48,750  
      income from discontinued operations attributable to cvs caremark
                                                        -2,500    2,500                   
      income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                               
      income from continuing operations before income tax provision
                                                                    1,443,100,000           
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit
                                                                    -1,800,000 -2,600,000          
      preference dividends, net of income tax benefit
                                                                       3,500,000 3,600,000 3,500,000 3,800,000 3,400,000 3,500,000 3,500,000  
      net income available to common shareholders
                                                                    1,021,300,000           
      earnings from continuing operations before income tax provision
                                                                     1,471,900,000 1,235,100,000 1,353,500,000 1,363,400,000       
      earnings from continuing operations
                                                                     889,100,000 743,500,000 818,800,000 823,500,000       
      net earnings
                                                                     886,500,000 738,400,000 736,000,000 774,800,000 748,500,000 815,000,000 689,500,000 723,600,000 408,900,000  
      net earnings available to common shareholders
                                                                     886,500,000 738,400,000 732,500,000 771,200,000 745,000,000 811,200,000 686,100,000 720,100,000 405,400,000  
      total operating expenses
                                                                      3,370,800,000   2,922,900,000    2,612,700,000  
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of 3.2
                                                                      -5,100,000         
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of 52.0 for the thirteen weeks and 82.1 for the thirty-nine weeks
                                                                       -82,800,000        
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of 30.1 million
                                                                        -48,700,000       
      earnings before income tax provision
                                                                         1,239,200,000 1,338,600,000 1,143,600,000 1,203,900,000 672,600,000  
      selling, general and administrative expenses
                                                                             2,403,900,000  
      depreciation and amortization
                                                                             208,800,000  
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        assets:
                                                                         
        cash and cash equivalents
      9,542,000,000 8,453,000,000 9,098,000,000 11,787,000,000 10,076,000,000 8,586,000,000 6,875,000,000 12,507,000,000 9,801,000,000 8,196,000,000 13,043,000,000 13,807,000,000 14,618,000,000 12,945,000,000 17,197,000,000 12,116,000,000 8,442,000,000 9,408,000,000 9,826,000,000 7,119,000,000 5,598,000,000 7,854,000,000 9,256,000,000 14,869,000,000 10,081,000,000 5,683,000,000 5,193,000,000 6,063,000,000 5,896,000,000 41,587,000,000 43,815,000,000 42,023,000,000 1,696,000,000 2,485,000,000 2,094,000,000 2,217,000,000 2,189,000,000 1,127,000,000 1,779,000,000 2,890,000,000 1,244,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,132,000,000 1,612,000,000 2,766,000,000 1,505,000,000 1,174,000,000 1,551,000,000 1,233,000,000 1,823,000,000 2,211,000,000 1,707,000,000 2,228,000,000 2,162,000,000 979,000,000 1,107,000,000 1,047,000,000 1,130,600,000 1,225,300,000 997,400,000 1,282,300,000 615,700,000 818,200,000 1,056,600,000 727,100,000 812,300,000 710,700,000 
        investments
      2,260,000,000 2,145,000,000 2,134,000,000 2,386,000,000 2,578,000,000 2,407,000,000 2,805,000,000 3,755,000,000 3,288,000,000 3,259,000,000 3,145,000,000 3,080,000,000 3,102,000,000 2,778,000,000 2,792,000,000 2,877,000,000 2,900,000,000 3,117,000,000 3,015,000,000 3,006,000,000 3,190,000,000 3,000,000,000 2,831,000,000 2,596,000,000 2,632,000,000 2,373,000,000 2,334,000,000 2,462,000,000 2,426,000,000                                       
        accounts receivable
      40,992,000,000 39,779,000,000 43,857,000,000 40,651,000,000 39,625,000,000 36,469,000,000 36,179,000,000 32,385,000,000 32,217,000,000 35,227,000,000 32,927,000,000 29,546,000,000 28,331,000,000 27,276,000,000 26,317,000,000 27,233,000,000 26,451,000,000 24,431,000,000 25,283,000,000 24,164,000,000 23,855,000,000 21,742,000,000 23,816,000,000 22,520,000,000 23,037,000,000 19,617,000,000 19,789,000,000 18,174,000,000 19,509,000,000 14,837,000,000 14,158,000,000 13,964,000,000 13,181,000,000 12,440,000,000 12,274,000,000 12,114,000,000 13,625,000,000 13,183,000,000 13,025,000,000 12,804,000,000 10,892,000,000 10,162,000,000 10,828,000,000 9,533,000,000 9,086,000,000 8,035,000,000 7,093,000,000 6,635,000,000 6,407,000,000 6,124,000,000 6,109,000,000 5,901,000,000 5,892,000,000 5,348,000,000 5,111,000,000 5,101,000,000 5,149,000,000 5,692,900,000 5,519,800,000 5,358,200,000 4,799,500,000 4,457,700,000 4,623,500,000 4,579,600,000 4,512,900,000 4,283,700,000 4,485,400,000 
        inventories
      17,770,000,000 19,246,000,000 18,962,000,000 17,447,000,000 17,385,000,000 18,107,000,000 17,649,000,000 16,068,000,000 16,346,000,000 18,025,000,000 17,954,000,000 17,291,000,000 18,263,000,000 19,090,000,000 18,058,000,000 17,375,000,000 18,160,000,000 17,760,000,000 17,399,000,000 16,979,000,000 17,618,000,000 18,496,000,000 17,478,000,000 16,519,000,000 16,976,000,000 17,516,000,000 16,028,000,000 15,511,000,000 15,448,000,000 14,818,000,000 14,922,000,000 14,824,000,000 15,296,000,000 14,147,000,000 14,271,000,000 14,306,000,000 14,348,000,000 14,177,000,000 13,912,000,000 13,282,000,000 12,384,000,000 12,231,000,000 11,613,000,000 11,360,000,000 11,188,000,000 10,825,000,000 10,578,000,000 10,592,000,000 10,487,000,000 10,428,000,000 10,677,000,000 10,379,000,000 10,111,000,000 10,181,000,000 10,585,000,000 10,389,000,000 10,275,000,000 9,975,900,000 9,400,500,000 9,052,400,000 8,345,400,000 8,001,400,000 7,989,300,000 8,008,200,000 7,891,600,000 7,749,000,000 7,427,100,000 
        other current assets
      4,253,000,000 5,091,000,000 3,058,000,000 3,378,000,000 3,527,000,000 3,076,000,000 3,835,000,000 5,237,000,000 5,821,000,000 3,151,000,000 3,074,000,000 3,412,000,000 3,767,000,000 2,685,000,000 2,479,000,000 2,541,000,000 5,530,000,000 5,292,000,000 5,319,000,000 5,291,000,000 5,458,000,000 5,277,000,000 5,830,000,000 6,002,000,000 6,232,000,000 5,113,000,000 4,841,000,000 4,691,000,000 4,578,000,000 634,000,000 799,000,000 868,000,000 945,000,000 776,000,000 690,000,000 735,000,000 703,000,000 881,000,000 612,000,000 579,000,000 732,000,000 594,000,000 644,000,000 554,000,000 409,000,000 401,000,000 413,000,000 340,000,000 212,000,000 384,000,000 351,000,000 502,000,000 327,000,000 174,000,000 181,000,000 171,000,000 179,000,000 169,500,000 220,800,000 261,000,000 181,400,000 170,200,000 141,000,000 148,100,000 146,300,000 146,700,000 153,700,000 
        total current assets
      74,817,000,000 74,714,000,000 77,109,000,000 75,649,000,000 73,191,000,000 68,645,000,000 67,343,000,000 69,952,000,000 67,473,000,000 67,858,000,000 70,143,000,000 67,756,000,000 68,706,000,000 65,682,000,000 68,341,000,000 62,142,000,000 61,483,000,000 60,008,000,000 60,842,000,000 56,559,000,000 55,719,000,000 56,369,000,000 59,211,000,000 62,506,000,000 58,958,000,000 50,302,000,000 48,185,000,000 46,901,000,000 47,857,000,000 71,981,000,000 73,790,000,000 71,798,000,000 31,229,000,000 29,923,000,000 29,404,000,000 29,457,000,000 30,939,000,000 29,448,000,000 29,413,000,000 30,753,000,000 26,401,000,000 25,622,000,000 25,337,000,000 24,138,000,000 24,460,000,000 21,432,000,000 19,869,000,000 19,727,000,000 18,879,000,000 19,299,000,000 19,891,000,000 18,938,000,000 19,065,000,000 18,380,000,000 17,339,000,000 17,270,000,000 17,155,000,000 17,397,900,000 16,771,600,000 16,088,600,000 14,968,800,000 13,605,400,000 13,914,200,000 14,149,400,000 13,735,400,000 13,530,400,000 13,232,100,000 
        long-term investments
      32,407,000,000 32,669,000,000 31,553,000,000 29,858,000,000 28,906,000,000 28,934,000,000 28,939,000,000 25,028,000,000 24,074,000,000 23,019,000,000 21,667,000,000 22,114,000,000 21,612,000,000 21,096,000,000 20,565,000,000 21,124,000,000 22,595,000,000 23,025,000,000 22,370,000,000 22,136,000,000 21,025,000,000 20,812,000,000 20,216,000,000 18,594,000,000 16,840,000,000 17,314,000,000 17,342,000,000 16,973,000,000 16,410,000,000                                       
        property and equipment
      13,037,000,000 13,083,000,000 12,838,000,000 12,825,000,000 12,856,000,000 12,993,000,000 12,728,000,000 13,032,000,000 13,037,000,000 13,183,000,000 13,022,000,000 13,001,000,000 12,872,000,000 12,873,000,000 12,626,000,000 12,764,000,000 12,844,000,000 12,896,000,000 12,771,000,000 12,664,000,000 12,611,000,000 12,606,000,000 12,349,000,000 12,221,000,000 12,146,000,000 12,044,000,000 11,651,000,000 11,483,000,000 11,348,000,000 10,419,000,000 10,249,000,000 10,144,000,000 10,292,000,000 9,914,000,000 10,073,000,000 10,057,000,000 9,901,000,000 9,981,000,000 9,862,000,000 9,494,000,000 9,019,000,000 8,871,000,000 8,694,000,000 8,820,000,000 8,676,000,000 8,749,000,000 8,708,000,000 8,556,000,000 8,369,000,000 8,614,000,000 8,517,000,000 8,642,000,000 8,483,000,000 8,350,000,000 8,356,000,000 8,248,000,000 8,044,000,000 8,277,400,000 8,119,700,000 8,325,400,000 6,489,500,000 6,305,100,000 6,021,500,000 5,852,800,000 6,075,100,000 5,870,700,000 5,675,200,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      14,741,000,000 14,973,000,000 15,271,000,000 15,512,000,000 15,704,000,000 15,944,000,000 16,231,000,000 16,901,000,000 17,045,000,000 17,252,000,000 17,564,000,000 17,703,000,000 17,660,000,000 17,872,000,000 18,270,000,000 18,562,000,000 18,801,000,000 19,122,000,000 20,462,000,000 20,476,000,000 20,542,000,000 20,729,000,000 20,484,000,000 20,571,000,000 20,672,000,000 20,860,000,000 20,757,000,000 20,865,000,000 20,992,000,000                                       
        goodwill
      85,478,000,000 85,478,000,000 85,478,000,000 91,203,000,000 91,203,000,000 91,272,000,000 91,272,000,000 91,272,000,000 91,272,000,000 91,272,000,000 91,261,000,000 91,260,000,000 84,057,000,000 78,150,000,000 78,086,000,000 78,560,000,000 79,060,000,000 79,121,000,000 79,121,000,000 79,552,000,000 79,552,000,000 79,552,000,000 79,579,000,000 80,057,000,000 79,993,000,000 79,749,000,000 79,548,000,000 79,485,000,000 79,075,000,000 34,216,000,000 34,220,000,000 38,115,000,000 38,451,000,000 38,169,000,000 38,130,000,000 38,263,000,000 38,214,000,000 38,190,000,000 38,115,000,000 37,135,000,000 28,122,000,000 28,123,000,000 28,151,000,000 28,126,000,000 28,139,000,000 26,550,000,000 26,554,000,000 26,575,000,000 26,422,000,000 26,425,000,000 26,431,000,000 26,506,000,000 26,697,000,000 25,666,000,000 25,673,000,000 25,672,000,000 25,674,000,000 25,622,100,000 25,483,800,000 25,491,400,000 23,925,000,000 23,926,000,000 23,922,100,000 23,922,300,000 23,424,700,000 23,472,100,000 28,533,200,000 
        intangible assets
      25,070,000,000 25,508,000,000 25,984,000,000 26,224,000,000 26,570,000,000 27,323,000,000 27,817,000,000 28,311,000,000 28,770,000,000 29,234,000,000 29,624,000,000 30,118,000,000 26,368,000,000 24,754,000,000 25,157,000,000 28,135,000,000 28,543,000,000 29,026,000,000 29,545,000,000 30,080,000,000 30,639,000,000 31,142,000,000 31,697,000,000 32,225,000,000 32,727,000,000 33,121,000,000 33,655,000,000 34,163,000,000 35,147,000,000 13,166,000,000 13,322,000,000 13,388,000,000 13,630,000,000 13,303,000,000 13,354,000,000 13,390,000,000 13,567,000,000 13,639,000,000 13,750,000,000 13,504,000,000 9,683,000,000 9,759,000,000 9,854,000,000 9,906,000,000 9,986,000,000 9,587,000,000 9,657,000,000 9,738,000,000 9,801,000,000 9,891,000,000 9,799,000,000 9,947,000,000 10,022,000,000 9,692,000,000 9,876,000,000 9,949,000,000 10,037,000,000 10,204,300,000 10,296,800,000 10,365,300,000 10,197,200,000 10,271,200,000 10,344,300,000 10,429,600,000 11,288,900,000 11,377,800,000 3,304,800,000 
        other assets
      7,424,000,000 5,119,000,000 5,160,000,000 5,214,000,000 5,231,000,000 4,793,000,000 4,763,000,000 4,798,000,000 4,801,000,000 4,660,000,000 4,825,000,000 4,852,000,000 4,824,000,000 4,620,000,000 4,849,000,000 4,852,000,000 4,877,000,000 4,714,000,000 4,694,000,000 4,817,000,000 4,826,000,000 4,624,000,000 4,569,000,000 4,682,000,000 4,748,000,000 4,600,000,000 4,385,000,000 4,763,000,000 4,865,000,000 1,724,000,000 1,709,000,000 1,694,000,000 1,529,000,000 1,544,000,000 1,564,000,000 1,503,000,000 1,535,000,000 1,490,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,443,000,000 1,555,000,000 1,540,000,000 1,603,000,000 1,561,000,000 1,487,000,000 1,496,000,000 1,472,000,000 1,325,000,000 1,360,000,000 1,368,000,000 1,218,000,000 1,220,000,000 740,000,000 469,000,000 385,000,000 374,000,000 377,600,000 364,100,000 385,400,000 371,000,000 359,300,000 364,900,000 367,800,000 367,500,000 355,100,000 290,500,000 
        total assets
      252,974,000,000 253,538,000,000 255,327,000,000 258,343,000,000 255,585,000,000 253,215,000,000 252,427,000,000 252,481,000,000 249,743,000,000 249,728,000,000 251,306,000,000 250,071,000,000 239,330,000,000 228,275,000,000 231,212,000,000 230,279,000,000 232,873,000,000 232,999,000,000 234,891,000,000 231,164,000,000 229,606,000,000 230,715,000,000 232,898,000,000 235,495,000,000 230,639,000,000 222,449,000,000 220,113,000,000 218,904,000,000 219,768,000,000 131,506,000,000 133,290,000,000 135,139,000,000 95,131,000,000 92,853,000,000 92,525,000,000 92,670,000,000 94,156,000,000 92,748,000,000 92,634,000,000 92,362,000,000 74,668,000,000 73,930,000,000 73,576,000,000 72,593,000,000 72,822,000,000 67,805,000,000 66,284,000,000 66,068,000,000 64,796,000,000 65,589,000,000 66,006,000,000 65,251,000,000 65,487,000,000 62,828,000,000 61,713,000,000 61,524,000,000 61,284,000,000 61,879,300,000 61,036,000,000 60,656,100,000 55,951,500,000 54,467,000,000 54,567,000,000 54,721,900,000 54,891,600,000 54,606,100,000 51,035,800,000 
        liabilities:
                                                                         
        accounts payable
      16,922,000,000 17,641,000,000 17,764,000,000 17,258,000,000 16,534,000,000 15,892,000,000 15,713,000,000 14,416,000,000 13,717,000,000 14,897,000,000 14,874,000,000 13,367,000,000 12,527,000,000 14,838,000,000 13,925,000,000 13,238,000,000 12,738,000,000 12,544,000,000 12,696,000,000 11,052,000,000 10,804,000,000 11,138,000,000 11,677,000,000 9,919,000,000 10,223,000,000 10,492,000,000 9,442,000,000 9,160,000,000 8,290,000,000 8,813,000,000 8,570,000,000 7,741,000,000 8,863,000,000 7,899,000,000 7,874,000,000 7,344,000,000 7,584,000,000 7,351,000,000 7,361,000,000 7,064,000,000 6,370,000,000 6,431,000,000 6,033,000,000 5,780,000,000 5,638,000,000 5,412,000,000 5,178,000,000 5,506,000,000 5,091,000,000 4,903,000,000 5,240,000,000 4,387,000,000 4,446,000,000 4,354,000,000 4,162,000,000 3,867,000,000 4,043,000,000 3,963,200,000 3,599,900,000 3,566,300,000 3,284,400,000 3,287,000,000 3,405,000,000 3,593,000,000 3,414,200,000 3,352,300,000 3,371,100,000 
        pharmacy claims and discounts payable
      26,149,000,000 26,344,000,000 27,085,000,000 26,338,000,000 25,797,000,000 24,166,000,000 23,917,000,000 24,188,000,000 22,289,000,000 22,874,000,000 21,497,000,000 20,417,000,000 20,047,000,000 19,423,000,000 19,161,000,000 18,393,000,000 18,572,000,000 17,330,000,000 17,895,000,000 17,225,000,000 16,282,000,000 15,795,000,000 15,722,000,000 15,541,000,000 15,449,000,000 13,601,000,000 13,099,000,000 11,937,000,000 11,827,000,000                                       
        health care costs payable
      15,518,000,000 15,399,000,000 16,098,000,000 15,271,000,000 15,112,000,000 15,064,000,000 15,237,000,000 13,885,000,000 14,368,000,000 12,049,000,000 12,550,000,000 11,998,000,000 10,895,000,000 10,406,000,000 10,351,000,000 10,400,000,000 10,260,000,000 8,808,000,000 8,877,000,000 8,414,000,000 8,272,000,000 7,936,000,000 7,593,000,000 7,362,000,000 7,585,000,000 6,879,000,000 7,014,000,000 6,889,000,000 6,701,000,000                                       
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      22,258,000,000 22,387,000,000 23,415,000,000 23,101,000,000 22,369,000,000 20,810,000,000                                                              
        other insurance liabilities
      1,075,000,000 1,116,000,000 1,096,000,000 1,088,000,000 1,570,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,051,000,000 1,041,000,000 1,158,000,000 1,141,000,000 4,748,000,000 4,866,000,000 4,974,000,000 1,140,000,000 4,561,000,000 1,197,000,000 1,387,000,000 1,303,000,000 1,287,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,534,000,000 1,557,000,000 1,527,000,000 1,644,000,000 1,774,000,000 1,830,000,000 1,790,000,000 1,788,000,000 1,937,000,000                                       
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      1,904,000,000 1,737,000,000 1,909,000,000 1,906,000,000 1,909,000,000 1,751,000,000 1,912,000,000 1,911,000,000 1,906,000,000 1,741,000,000 1,741,000,000 1,706,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,678,000,000 1,687,000,000 1,854,000,000 1,849,000,000 1,646,000,000 1,809,000,000 1,791,000,000 1,786,000,000 1,638,000,000 1,789,000,000 1,766,000,000 1,762,000,000 1,596,000,000 1,798,000,000 1,793,000,000 1,803,000,000                                       
        current portion of long-term debt
      2,580,000,000 4,068,000,000 4,081,000,000 6,160,000,000 4,411,000,000 3,624,000,000 4,910,000,000 3,731,000,000 3,731,000,000 2,772,000,000 2,132,000,000 1,402,000,000 1,778,000,000 1,778,000,000 1,363,000,000 4,019,000,000 4,217,000,000 4,205,000,000 1,561,000,000 60,000,000 2,422,000,000 5,440,000,000 5,443,000,000 8,192,000,000 5,828,000,000 3,781,000,000 3,778,000,000 3,894,000,000 3,893,000,000 2,139,000,000 3,540,000,000 3,542,000,000 3,545,000,000 2,293,000,000 42,000,000 43,000,000 783,000,000 2,291,000,000 1,202,000,000 451,000,000 24,000,000 573,000,000 572,000,000 1,119,000,000 565,000,000 572,000,000 18,000,000 12,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 71,000,000 916,000,000 806,000,000 1,104,000,000 655,000,000 2,404,000,000 2,103,900,000 2,403,600,000 651,400,000 697,400,000 47,300,000 47,300,000 47,200,000 340,200,000 340,100,000 842,600,000 
        total current liabilities
      86,406,000,000 88,692,000,000 92,695,000,000 94,162,000,000 88,961,000,000 84,609,000,000 84,627,000,000 81,386,000,000 83,319,000,000 79,189,000,000 81,553,000,000 79,206,000,000 75,054,000,000 69,736,000,000 72,409,000,000 68,457,000,000 69,780,000,000 67,807,000,000 64,709,000,000 59,311,000,000 60,104,000,000 62,017,000,000 62,044,000,000 63,694,000,000 59,560,000,000 53,303,000,000 52,544,000,000 49,376,000,000 50,631,000,000 29,460,000,000 31,493,000,000 30,248,000,000 30,648,000,000 28,513,000,000 26,857,000,000 27,288,000,000 26,741,000,000 26,569,000,000 24,537,000,000 21,434,000,000 20,386,000,000 19,713,000,000 18,213,000,000 16,629,000,000 16,213,000,000 15,098,000,000 12,690,000,000 13,195,000,000 13,263,000,000 13,136,000,000 13,412,000,000 12,350,000,000 11,752,000,000 11,465,000,000 11,674,000,000 11,459,000,000 12,337,000,000 12,700,400,000 12,763,800,000 11,498,800,000 9,883,500,000 8,810,800,000 9,780,100,000 10,766,300,000 9,082,800,000 9,515,600,000 12,611,300,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      13,330,000,000 13,643,000,000 14,007,000,000 14,328,000,000 14,594,000,000 14,899,000,000 15,258,000,000 15,537,000,000 15,742,000,000 16,034,000,000 16,441,000,000 16,609,000,000 16,571,000,000 16,800,000,000 17,174,000,000 17,502,000,000 17,786,000,000 18,177,000,000 18,456,000,000 18,509,000,000 18,587,000,000 18,757,000,000 18,489,000,000 18,612,000,000 18,739,000,000 18,926,000,000 18,826,000,000 18,849,000,000 18,961,000,000                                       
        long-term debt
      60,531,000,000 60,502,000,000 60,508,000,000 57,290,000,000 59,040,000,000 60,527,000,000 59,824,000,000 62,643,000,000 57,694,000,000 58,638,000,000 59,782,000,000 61,419,000,000 56,450,000,000 50,476,000,000 50,848,000,000 50,797,000,000 52,063,000,000 51,971,000,000 56,832,000,000 59,294,000,000 59,270,000,000 59,207,000,000 61,552,000,000 63,481,000,000 65,735,000,000 64,699,000,000 64,206,000,000 66,941,000,000 67,888,000,000 60,747,000,000 61,569,000,000 61,552,000,000 22,181,000,000 23,386,000,000 25,622,000,000 25,622,000,000 25,610,000,000 25,600,000,000 26,267,000,000 26,771,000,000 11,633,000,000 11,689,000,000 11,709,000,000 12,252,000,000 12,845,000,000 8,819,000,000 9,358,000,000 9,352,000,000 9,210,000,000 9,208,000,000 9,206,000,000 10,167,000,000 10,168,000,000 8,669,000,000 8,653,000,000 9,454,000,000 8,454,000,000 8,756,200,000 7,305,200,000 9,056,300,000 8,047,500,000 8,348,300,000 8,349,000,000 8,349,700,000 8,395,000,000 8,395,600,000 2,895,400,000 
        deferred income taxes
      3,771,000,000 3,832,000,000 3,547,000,000 3,603,000,000 3,664,000,000 3,806,000,000 3,632,000,000 4,052,000,000 4,184,000,000 4,311,000,000 4,250,000,000 4,588,000,000 4,095,000,000 3,880,000,000 3,508,000,000 5,450,000,000 5,829,000,000 6,270,000,000 6,329,000,000 6,557,000,000 6,610,000,000 6,794,000,000 7,253,000,000 7,136,000,000 7,121,000,000 7,294,000,000 7,279,000,000 7,375,000,000 7,540,000,000 3,052,000,000 3,054,000,000 3,058,000,000 2,996,000,000 4,442,000,000 4,210,000,000 4,214,000,000 4,254,000,000 4,260,000,000 4,232,000,000 1,077,000,000 989,000,000 1,001,000,000 1,042,000,000 979,000,000 929,000,000 558,000,000 606,000,000 604,000,000 535,000,000 535,000,000 538,000,000 444,000,000 502,000,000 509,000,000 479,000,000 498,000,000 501,000,000 424,300,000 405,200,000 419,600,000 360,200,000 360,400,000 342,200,000 329,400,000 430,000,000 415,200,000 427,700,000 
        other long-term insurance liabilities
      4,592,000,000 4,716,000,000 4,767,000,000 4,769,000,000 4,873,000,000 4,902,000,000 5,162,000,000 5,039,000,000 5,178,000,000 5,459,000,000 5,333,000,000 5,659,000,000 5,678,000,000 6,108,000,000 6,175,000,000 6,287,000,000 6,363,000,000 6,402,000,000 6,551,000,000 6,734,000,000 6,870,000,000 7,007,000,000 7,135,000,000 7,270,000,000 7,338,000,000 7,436,000,000 7,557,000,000 7,965,000,000 8,052,000,000                                       
        other long-term liabilities
      6,707,000,000 4,777,000,000 4,759,000,000 4,782,000,000 5,419,000,000 5,431,000,000 5,484,000,000 5,526,000,000 6,205,000,000 6,211,000,000 6,237,000,000 6,321,000,000 6,671,000,000 6,732,000,000 6,769,000,000 2,140,000,000 2,242,000,000 1,904,000,000 2,310,000,000 2,314,000,000 2,309,000,000 2,351,000,000 2,520,000,000 2,308,000,000 2,117,000,000 2,162,000,000 2,178,000,000 2,528,000,000 2,616,000,000 1,625,000,000 1,563,000,000 1,604,000,000 1,611,000,000 1,644,000,000 1,689,000,000 1,704,000,000 1,597,000,000 1,553,000,000 1,567,000,000 1,528,000,000 1,490,000,000 1,513,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,489,000,000 1,499,000,000 1,563,000,000 1,534,000,000 1,538,000,000 1,513,000,000 1,438,000,000 1,431,000,000 1,348,000,000 1,343,000,000 1,032,000,000 1,061,000,000 1,070,000,000 1,108,000,000 1,152,300,000 1,108,300,000 1,108,300,000 839,100,000 860,000,000 855,900,000 857,900,000 887,900,000 897,600,000 903,500,000 
        total liabilities
      175,337,000,000 178,156,000,000 182,217,000,000 180,792,000,000 178,475,000,000 177,485,000,000 177,321,000,000 177,370,000,000 175,593,000,000 173,092,000,000 176,796,000,000 177,069,000,000 167,750,000,000 156,960,000,000 160,201,000,000 154,773,000,000 158,733,000,000 157,618,000,000 160,273,000,000 157,599,000,000 158,442,000,000 161,014,000,000 163,786,000,000 167,140,000,000 165,165,000,000 158,279,000,000 157,180,000,000 157,305,000,000 159,762,000,000 94,884,000,000 97,679,000,000 96,462,000,000                          26,204,400,000          
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                         
        preferred stock, par value 0.01: 0.1 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
                                                                         
        common stock
      50,679,000,000 50,402,000,000 50,181,000,000 50,020,000,000 49,837,000,000 49,661,000,000 49,510,000,000 49,371,000,000 49,209,000,000 48,992,000,000 48,829,000,000 48,649,000,000 48,306,000,000 48,193,000,000 48,047,000,000 47,874,000,000 47,677,000,000 47,377,000,000 47,133,000,000 46,995,000,000 46,727,000,000 46,513,000,000 46,388,000,000 46,276,000,000 46,180,000,000 45,972,000,000 45,854,000,000 45,719,000,000 45,615,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000             17,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,100,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 15,900,000 15,800,000 15,700,000 15,600,000 
        treasury stock
      -36,706,000,000 -36,790,000,000 -36,776,000,000 -36,849,000,000 -36,735,000,000 -36,818,000,000 -36,813,000,000 -36,919,000,000 -36,773,000,000 -33,838,000,000 -33,831,000,000 -33,933,000,000 -33,802,000,000 -31,858,000,000 -30,326,000,000 -30,412,000,000 -30,145,000,000 -28,173,000,000 -28,166,000,000 -28,252,000,000 -28,102,000,000 -28,178,000,000 -28,164,000,000 -28,235,000,000 -28,182,000,000 -28,235,000,000 -28,207,000,000 -28,257,000,000 -28,221,000,000 -37,702,000,000 -37,749,000,000 -37,716,000,000 -37,765,000,000 -37,764,000,000 -37,414,000,000 -36,306,000,000             -15,937,000,000 -13,945,000,000 -12,752,000,000 -11,500,000,000 -9,956,000,000 -9,449,000,000 -9,029,000,000 -9,073,000,000 -8,454,000,000 -6,669,100,000 -5,182,500,000 -5,180,900,000 -5,824,400,000 -5,869,600,000 -5,854,600,000 -5,620,400,000 -3,125,700,000 -3,168,400,000 -305,200,000 
        retained earnings
      63,282,000,000 61,196,000,000 59,107,000,000 63,936,000,000 63,768,000,000 62,837,000,000 62,038,000,000 62,797,000,000 61,873,000,000 61,604,000,000 60,343,000,000 58,868,000,000 57,753,000,000 56,145,000,000 54,571,000,000 58,710,000,000 56,488,000,000 54,906,000,000 54,264,000,000 53,331,000,000 51,203,000,000 49,640,000,000 49,328,000,000 48,768,000,000 46,455,000,000 45,108,000,000 44,017,000,000 43,136,000,000 41,859,000,000 41,843,000,000 40,965,000,000 44,040,000,000 43,556,000,000 40,779,000,000 40,005,000,000 39,419,000,000 37,732,000,000 36,647,000,000 36,182,000,000 34,398,000,000 33,544,000,000 32,667,000,000 30,845,000,000 30,221,000,000 29,297,000,000 27,551,000,000 26,573,000,000 25,728,000,000 24,123,000,000 23,324,000,000 22,566,000,000 21,192,000,000 20,491,000,000 19,845,000,000 18,396,000,000 17,705,000,000 17,004,000,000 15,412,700,000 14,501,400,000 13,726,500,000 12,245,700,000 11,608,300,000 10,919,700,000 10,287,000,000 9,573,800,000 8,972,500,000 8,341,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      201,000,000 406,000,000 416,000,000 272,000,000 59,000,000  209,000,000       -1,465,000,000 -1,609,000,000 -988,000,000 -190,000,000 965,000,000 1,077,000,000 1,170,000,000 1,022,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,255,000,000 1,213,000,000 687,000,000 1,019,000,000 950,000,000 684,000,000 433,000,000 129,000,000 141,000,000 172,000,000 -165,000,000 -147,000,000 -306,000,000 -296,000,000 -319,000,000 -317,000,000 -339,000,000 -316,000,000 -255,000,000 -264,000,000 -160,000,000 -132,000,000                        
        total cvs health shareholders’ equity
      77,456,000,000 75,214,000,000 72,928,000,000 77,379,000,000 76,929,000,000 75,560,000,000 74,944,000,000 74,930,000,000 73,968,000,000 76,461,000,000 74,337,000,000 72,726,000,000 71,382,000,000 71,015,000,000 70,683,000,000 75,184,000,000 73,830,000,000 75,075,000,000 74,308,000,000 73,244,000,000 70,850,000,000 69,389,000,000 68,807,000,000 68,022,000,000 65,140,000,000 63,864,000,000 62,614,000,000 61,282,000,000 59,686,000,000 36,618,000,000 35,607,000,000 38,673,000,000 37,691,000,000 34,863,000,000 34,142,000,000 33,837,000,000 35,949,000,000 34,760,000,000 36,025,000,000 37,174,000,000 37,127,000,000 36,990,000,000                          
        noncontrolling interests
      181,000,000 168,000,000 182,000,000 172,000,000 181,000,000 170,000,000 162,000,000 181,000,000 182,000,000 175,000,000 173,000,000 276,000,000 198,000,000 300,000,000 328,000,000 322,000,000 310,000,000 306,000,000 310,000,000 321,000,000 314,000,000 312,000,000 305,000,000 333,000,000 334,000,000 306,000,000 319,000,000 317,000,000 320,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000                                     
        total shareholders’ equity
      77,637,000,000 75,382,000,000 73,110,000,000 77,551,000,000 77,110,000,000 75,730,000,000 75,106,000,000 75,111,000,000 74,150,000,000 76,636,000,000 74,510,000,000 73,002,000,000 71,580,000,000 71,315,000,000 71,011,000,000 75,506,000,000 74,140,000,000 75,381,000,000 74,618,000,000 73,565,000,000 71,164,000,000 69,701,000,000 69,112,000,000 68,355,000,000 65,474,000,000 64,170,000,000 62,933,000,000 61,599,000,000 60,006,000,000 36,622,000,000 35,611,000,000 38,677,000,000 37,695,000,000 34,868,000,000 34,147,000,000 33,842,000,000 35,954,000,000 34,766,000,000 36,031,000,000 37,180,000,000 37,133,000,000 36,995,000,000 38,109,000,000 38,132,000,000 38,212,000,000 38,534,000,000 38,906,000,000 38,209,000,000 36,916,000,000 37,913,000,000 38,053,000,000 37,487,000,000 38,244,000,000 37,919,000,000 36,637,000,000 35,872,000,000 35,694,000,000 35,674,900,000 36,151,600,000 35,289,200,000 33,735,800,000 33,010,200,000 32,151,800,000 31,321,900,000 32,785,700,000 32,024,900,000 34,031,400,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      252,974,000,000 253,538,000,000 255,327,000,000 258,343,000,000 255,585,000,000 253,215,000,000 252,427,000,000 252,481,000,000 249,743,000,000 249,728,000,000 251,306,000,000 250,071,000,000 239,330,000,000 228,275,000,000 231,212,000,000 230,279,000,000 232,873,000,000 232,999,000,000 234,891,000,000 231,164,000,000 229,606,000,000 230,715,000,000 232,898,000,000 235,495,000,000 230,639,000,000 222,449,000,000 220,113,000,000 218,904,000,000 219,768,000,000 131,506,000,000 133,290,000,000 135,139,000,000 95,131,000,000 92,853,000,000 92,525,000,000 92,670,000,000 94,156,000,000 92,748,000,000 92,634,000,000 92,362,000,000 74,668,000,000 73,930,000,000 73,576,000,000 72,593,000,000 72,822,000,000 67,805,000,000 66,284,000,000 66,068,000,000 64,796,000,000 65,589,000,000 66,006,000,000 65,251,000,000 65,487,000,000 62,828,000,000 61,713,000,000 61,524,000,000 61,284,000,000 61,879,300,000 61,036,000,000 60,656,100,000 55,951,500,000 54,467,000,000 54,567,000,000 54,721,900,000 54,891,600,000 54,606,100,000 51,035,800,000 
        separate accounts assets
       1,994,000,000 1,934,000,000 1,858,000,000 1,924,000,000 3,311,000,000 3,334,000,000 3,187,000,000 3,271,000,000 3,250,000,000 3,200,000,000 3,267,000,000 3,231,000,000 3,228,000,000 3,318,000,000 4,140,000,000 4,670,000,000 5,087,000,000 5,086,000,000 4,880,000,000 4,692,000,000 4,881,000,000 4,793,000,000 4,639,000,000 4,555,000,000 4,459,000,000 4,590,000,000 4,271,000,000 4,074,000,000                                       
        short-term debt
        1,247,000,000 3,040,000,000 1,259,000,000 2,119,000,000 800,000,000  2,719,000,000 200,000,000  1,000,000,000         252,000,000    255,000,000  1,070,000,000 446,000,000 3,005,000,000    1,276,000,000 110,000,000 1,100,000,000 1,768,000,000 340,000,000 745,000,000   1,488,000,000 500,000,000 775,000,000   814,000,000  300,000,000 825,000,000 200,000,000  530,000,000  300,000,000 1,384,000,000 1,852,000,000 515,000,000 1,100,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,419,900,000 982,000,000 980,000,000 1,341,900,000 2,085,000,000 425,000,000 660,400,000 3,072,800,000 
        separate accounts liabilities
       1,994,000,000 1,934,000,000 1,858,000,000 1,924,000,000 3,311,000,000 3,334,000,000 3,187,000,000 3,271,000,000 3,250,000,000 3,200,000,000 3,267,000,000 3,231,000,000 3,228,000,000 3,318,000,000 4,140,000,000 4,670,000,000 5,087,000,000 5,086,000,000 4,880,000,000 4,692,000,000 4,881,000,000 4,793,000,000 4,639,000,000 4,555,000,000 4,459,000,000 4,590,000,000 4,271,000,000 4,074,000,000                                       
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                         
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
           -120,000,000  -319,000,000 -341,000,000 -297,000,000 -1,004,000,000 -858,000,000 -875,000,000                                -139,000,000 -194,000,000 -198,000,000 -182,000,000 -170,000,000 -171,000,000 -171,000,000 -152,000,000 -153,000,000 -143,000,000 -133,000,000 -133,000,000 -130,000,000 -143,700,000 -141,000,000 -141,900,000 -47,200,000 -48,000,000 -48,900,000 -49,700,000 -70,100,000 -70,900,000 -71,800,000 
        policyholders’ funds
            913,000,000 1,051,000,000 1,081,000,000 1,326,000,000 1,440,000,000 1,411,000,000 1,426,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,642,000,000 1,628,000,000 4,138,000,000 4,301,000,000 4,444,000,000 4,567,000,000 4,440,000,000 4,270,000,000 3,964,000,000 3,636,000,000 3,110,000,000 2,991,000,000 2,938,000,000 2,907,000,000 2,732,000,000                                       
        accrued expenses
            20,174,000,000 21,163,000,000 22,350,000,000 22,189,000,000 22,571,000,000 22,831,000,000 21,515,000,000 18,745,000,000 19,423,000,000 17,728,000,000 16,619,000,000 17,670,000,000 16,140,000,000 14,827,000,000 14,312,000,000 14,243,000,000 14,329,000,000 15,634,000,000 13,574,000,000 12,133,000,000 11,615,000,000 10,562,000,000 10,443,000,000 6,160,000,000 7,640,000,000 7,724,000,000 6,609,000,000 8,404,000,000 8,133,000,000 8,680,000,000 8,856,000,000 7,244,000,000 7,444,000,000 6,636,000,000 5,543,000,000 5,936,000,000 5,433,000,000 4,812,000,000 5,132,000,000 3,940,000,000 3,501,000,000 3,523,000,000 3,618,000,000 4,380,000,000 4,506,000,000 4,259,000,000 3,329,000,000 3,229,000,000 2,664,000,000 2,603,000,000 2,898,000,000 2,625,500,000 2,469,000,000 2,927,400,000 2,491,500,000 2,250,900,000 2,504,600,000 2,556,800,000 2,432,000,000 2,512,300,000 2,755,900,000 
        assets held for sale
                 620,000,000 625,000,000 908,000,000 1,498,000,000                                                     
        liabilities held for sale
                 208,000,000 213,000,000 228,000,000 296,000,000                                                     
        short-term investments
                                   105,000,000 96,000,000 119,000,000 111,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 85,000,000 74,000,000 80,000,000 85,000,000 121,000,000 160,000,000 116,000,000 78,000,000 100,000,000 82,000,000 108,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,700,000      27,500,000 27,500,000 123,500,000 27,500,000 
        claims and discounts payable
                                   12,348,000,000 11,743,000,000 11,241,000,000 10,355,000,000 9,807,000,000 9,708,000,000 9,453,000,000 9,178,000,000 8,938,000,000 8,530,000,000 7,283,000,000 6,961,000,000 6,273,000,000 5,400,000,000 4,918,000,000 4,878,000,000 4,360,000,000 3,993,000,000 3,854,000,000 3,724,000,000 3,648,000,000 3,661,000,000 3,103,000,000 3,061,000,000 2,776,000,000 2,360,000,000 2,482,000,000 2,477,000,000 2,907,800,000 2,963,300,000 2,933,800,000 2,428,200,000 2,245,600,000 2,481,300,000 2,484,300,000 2,471,400,000 2,650,500,000 2,568,900,000 
        cvs health shareholders’ equity:
                                                                         
        capital surplus
                                   32,360,000,000 32,264,000,000 32,191,000,000 32,079,000,000 32,009,000,000 31,871,000,000 31,034,000,000 31,541,000,000 31,454,000,000 31,254,000,000 31,005,000,000 30,840,000,000 30,235,000,000 30,310,000,000 30,186,000,000 29,985,000,000 29,653,000,000 29,532,000,000 29,302,000,000 28,914,000,000 28,744,000,000 28,450,000,000 27,987,000,000 27,902,000,000 27,706,000,000 27,443,000,000 27,413,000,000 27,314,000,000 27,114,400,000 27,013,200,000 26,925,000,000 27,250,200,000 27,205,600,000 27,019,000,000 26,831,900,000 26,569,300,000 26,451,100,000 26,224,300,000 
        shares held in trust: 1 share at september 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                   -29,000,000                                      
        shares held in trust: 1 share at june 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                    -31,000,000                                     
        shares held in trust: 1 share at march 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                     -31,000,000                                    
        noncontrolling interest
                                     4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000                       
        shares held in trust: 1 share at december 31, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                      -31,000,000                                   
        shares held in trust: 1 share at september 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                       -31,000,000                                  
        shares held in trust: 1 share at june 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                        -31,000,000                                 
        shares held in trust: 1 share at march 31, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                         -31,000,000                                
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
                                                        29,000,000 31,000,000 32,000,000 33,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000           
        preferred stock, par value 0.01: 0.1 share authorized; none issued or outstanding
                                                                         
        shares outstanding at september 30, 2016 and 1,699 shares issued and 1,101 shares
                                                                         
        outstanding at december 31, 2015
                                          17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000                             
        2015
                                          -32,991,000,000 -33,010,000,000 -31,058,000,000                             
        shares held in trust: 1 share at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                          -31,000,000                               
        shares outstanding at june 30, 2016 and 1,699 shares issued and 1,101 shares
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1 share at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                           -31,000,000                              
        shares outstanding at march 31, 2016 and 1,699 shares issued and 1,101 shares
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1 share at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                            -31,000,000                             
        shares outstanding at september 30, 2015 and 1,691 shares issued and 1,140 shares
                                                                         
        outstanding at december 31, 2014
                                             17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000                          
        2014
                                             -27,899,000,000 -26,988,000,000 -25,634,000,000                          
        shares held in trust: 1 share at september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                             -31,000,000                            
        shares outstanding at june 30, 2015 and 1,691 shares issued and 1,140 shares
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1 share at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                              -31,000,000                           
        shares outstanding at march 31, 2015 and 1,691 shares issued and 1,140 shares
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1 share at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                               -31,000,000                          
        cvs health shareholders' equity:
                                                                         
        shares outstanding at september 30, 2014 and 1,680 shares issued and 1,180 shares
                                                                         
        outstanding at december 31, 2013
                                                17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000                       
        2013
                                                -22,877,000,000 -22,131,000,000 -20,919,000,000                       
        shares held in trust: 1 share at september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                -31,000,000                         
        total cvs health shareholders' equity
                                                38,104,000,000                         
        cvs caremark shareholders' equity:
                                                                         
        shares outstanding at june 30, 2014 and 1,680 shares issued and 1,180 shares
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1 share at june 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                 -31,000,000                        
        total cvs caremark shareholders' equity
                                                 38,130,000,000 38,210,000,000                       
        shares outstanding at march 31, 2014 and 1,680 shares issued and 1,180 shares
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1 share at march 31, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                  -31,000,000                       
        shares outstanding at september 30, 2013 and 1,667 shares issued and 1,231 shares
                                                                         
        outstanding at december 31, 2012
                                                   17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000                    
        2012
                                                   -18,462,000,000 -16,987,000,000 -16,625,000,000                    
        shares held in trust: 1 share at september 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                   -31,000,000                      
        shares outstanding at june 30, 2013 and 1,667 shares issued and 1,231 shares
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1 share at june 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                    -31,000,000                     
        shares outstanding at march 31, 2013 and 1,667 shares issued and 1,231 shares
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1 share at march 31, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                     -31,000,000                    
        shares held in trust: 1 share at september 30, 2012 and 2 shares at december 31, 2011
                                                      -31,000,000                   
        shares held in trust: 2 shares at june 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                       -56,000,000                  
        shares held in trust: 2 shares at march 31, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                        -56,000,000                 
        shares held in trust: 2 shares at september 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                         -56,000,000                
        shares held in trust: 2 shares at june 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                          -56,000,000               
        shares held in trust: 2 shares at march 31, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                           -56,000,000              
        shares held in trust: 2 shares at september 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                            -56,000,000             
        shares held in trust: 2 shares at june 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                             -56,000,000            
        shares held in trust: 2 shares at march 31, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                              -56,000,000           
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; no issued and outstanding shares at september 30, 2009 and 3,583,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2008
                                                                         
        shares held in trust: 1,700,000 shares
                                                               -55,500,000          
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; no issued and outstanding shares at june 30, 2009 and 3,583,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2008
                                                                         
        shares held in trust; 1,700,000 shares at june 30, 2009 and at december 31, 2008
                                                                -55,500,000         
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; no issued and outstanding shares at march 31, 2009 and 3,583,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2008
                                                                         
        shares held in trust; 1,700,000 shares at march 31, 2009 and at december 31, 2008
                                                                 -55,500,000        
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,658,000 shares at september 27, 2008 and 3,798,000 shares at december 29, 2007
                                                                  195,500,000       
        shares held in trust, 1,700,000 shares at september 27, 2008 and 9,224,000 shares at december 29, 2007
                                                                  -55,500,000       
        guaranteed esop obligation
                                                                  -44,500,000 -44,500,000 -44,500,000 -44,500,000 -82,100,000 -82,100,000 -82,100,000 
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,702,000 shares at june 28, 2008 and 3,798,000 shares at december 29, 2007
                                                                   197,900,000      
        shares held in trust, 1,700,000 shares at june 28, 2008 and 9,224,000 shares at december 29, 2008
                                                                   -55,500,000      
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,752,000 shares at march 29, 2008 and 3,798,000 shares at december 29, 2007
                                                                    200,600,000     
        shares held in trust, 1,700,000 shares at march 29, 2008 and 9,224,000 shares at december 29, 2007
                                                                    -55,500,000     
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value: authorized 120,619 shares; no shares issued or outstanding
                                                                         
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,798,000 shares at december 29, 2007 and 3,990,000 shares at december 30, 2006
                                                                     203,000,000    
        shares held in trust, 9,224,000 shares at december 29, 2007
                                                                     -301,300,000    
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,853,000 shares at september 29, 2007 and 3,990,000 shares at december 30, 2006
                                                                      206,000,000   
        shares held in trust, 9,224,000 shares at september 29, 2007
                                                                      -301,300,000   
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,896,000 shares at june 30, 2007 and 3,990,000 shares at december 30, 2006
                                                                       208,300,000  
        shares held in trust, 9,224,000 shares at june 30, 2007
                                                                       -301,300,000  
        preference stock, series one esop convertible, par value 1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,945,000 shares at march 31, 2007 and 3,990,000 shares at december 30, 2006
                                                                        210,900,000 
        shares held in trust, 9,224,000 shares at march 31, 2007
                                                                        -301,300,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-09-27 2008-06-28 2008-03-29 2007-12-29 2007-09-29 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 
                                                                           
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                           
          cash receipts from customers
        94,201,000,000 105,750,000,000 96,878,000,000 95,691,000,000 90,809,000,000 93,457,000,000 90,810,000,000 88,731,000,000 84,997,000,000 85,164,000,000 84,733,000,000 87,769,000,000 87,798,000,000 78,267,000,000 83,626,000,000 77,577,000,000 74,192,000,000 75,115,000,000 72,483,000,000 70,134,000,000 66,487,000,000 68,773,000,000 66,336,000,000 65,467,000,000 63,751,000,000 63,874,000,000 63,711,000,000 61,935,000,000 58,873,000,000 44,298,000,000 44,608,000,000 43,369,000,000 43,539,000,000 44,712,000,000 44,430,000,000 43,913,000,000 44,221,000,000 42,842,000,000 41,482,000,000 37,310,000,000 36,444,000,000 34,570,000,000 32,884,000,000 32,427,000,000 30,505,000,000 28,962,000,000 28,428,000,000 28,018,000,000 26,819,000,000 28,437,000,000 29,207,000,000                 
          cash paid for inventory, prescriptions dispensed and health services rendered
        -50,551,000,000 -58,644,000,000 -56,651,000,000 -52,765,000,000 -48,433,000,000 -52,257,000,000 -54,624,000,000 -46,021,000,000 -44,824,000,000 -55,797,000,000                                                          
          insurance benefits paid
        -28,398,000,000 -32,469,000,000 -29,925,000,000 -30,367,000,000 -28,477,000,000 -29,107,000,000 -27,872,000,000 -27,591,000,000 -24,894,000,000 -22,439,000,000 -20,550,000,000 -21,351,000,000 -19,757,000,000 -18,294,000,000 -17,514,000,000 -17,304,000,000 -16,616,000,000 -16,633,000,000 -15,720,000,000 -15,789,000,000 -15,456,000,000 -14,903,000,000 -13,738,000,000 -12,180,000,000 -14,303,000,000 -13,430,000,000 -12,820,000,000 -13,041,000,000 -12,951,000,000                                       
          cash paid to other suppliers and employees
        -10,775,000,000 -10,262,000,000 -8,678,000,000 -9,940,000,000 -8,690,000,000 -9,888,000,000 -7,809,000,000 -11,447,000,000 -9,677,000,000 -8,697,000,000 -8,352,000,000 -7,728,000,000 -9,958,000,000 -10,294,000,000 -7,249,000,000 -6,150,000,000 -8,969,000,000 -9,812,000,000 -6,940,000,000 -6,630,000,000 -8,270,000,000 -7,578,000,000 -7,497,000,000 -6,501,000,000 -8,187,000,000 -7,521,000,000 -6,914,000,000 -7,094,000,000 -7,403,000,000 -3,834,000,000 -4,200,000,000 -4,271,000,000 -4,118,000,000 -4,230,000,000 -3,177,000,000 -3,823,000,000 -4,010,000,000 -4,121,000,000 -2,961,000,000 -3,305,000,000 -3,773,000,000 -4,162,000,000 -3,480,000,000 -3,591,000,000 -4,196,000,000 -3,308,000,000 -3,563,000,000 -3,889,000,000   -3,751,000,000   -3,342,000,000 -3,217,000,000 -3,213,000,000 -3,916,000,000 -3,510,900,000 -3,237,100,000 -3,913,500,000 -2,845,600,000 -2,949,400,000 -2,989,100,000 -5,025,100,000 -1,295,800,000 -1,937,700,000 -2,510,000,000 
          interest and investment income received
        526,000,000 475,000,000 522,000,000 475,000,000 497,000,000 447,000,000 449,000,000 432,000,000 407,000,000 410,000,000 373,000,000 375,000,000 426,000,000 699,000,000 127,000,000 1,000,000 199,000,000 161,000,000 188,000,000 172,000,000 222,000,000 272,000,000 227,000,000 189,000,000 206,000,000 199,000,000 244,000,000 262,000,000 250,000,000                                       
          interest paid
        -1,091,000,000 -462,000,000 -1,045,000,000 -472,000,000 -1,012,000,000 -518,000,000 -999,000,000 -349,000,000 -1,043,000,000 -369,000,000 -918,000,000 -358,000,000 -773,000,000 -303,000,000 -786,000,000 -368,000,000 -782,000,000 -374,000,000 -832,000,000 -387,000,000 -876,000,000 -387,000,000 -1,110,000,000 -279,000,000 -1,128,000,000 -279,000,000 -1,173,000,000 -379,000,000 -1,123,000,000 -1,199,000,000 -15,000,000 -545,000,000 -203,000,000 -330,000,000 -211,000,000 -328,000,000 -339,000,000 -237,000,000 -378,000,000 -112,000,000 -224,000,000 -87,000,000 -127,000,000 -227,000,000 -104,000,000 -102,000,000 -163,000,000 -104,000,000   -128,000,000   -150,000,000 -155,000,000 -129,000,000 -155,000,000 -125,400,000 -161,200,000 -123,000,000 -116,300,000 -142,500,000 -124,600,000 -147,300,000 -119,700,000 -91,500,000 -109,700,000 
          income taxes refunded
        337,000,000                                                                   
          net cash from operating activities
        4,249,000,000 3,390,000,000 796,000,000 1,897,000,000 4,556,000,000 1,860,000,000 -745,000,000 3,089,000,000 4,903,000,000 -2,636,000,000 2,716,000,000 5,908,000,000 7,438,000,000 -1,952,000,000 9,123,000,000 5,443,000,000 3,563,000,000 4,005,000,000 5,521,000,000 5,847,000,000 2,892,000,000 3,567,000,000 1,874,000,000 7,119,000,000 3,305,000,000 2,634,000,000 2,928,000,000 5,338,000,000 1,948,000,000 1,097,000,000 2,934,000,000 2,355,000,000 -136,000,000 2,611,000,000 1,999,000,000 3,533,000,000 3,925,000,000 1,611,000,000 2,412,000,000 1,820,000,000 1,037,000,000 1,984,000,000 1,645,000,000 897,000,000 2,172,000,000 1,703,000,000 902,000,000 1,640,000,000 923,000,000 1,231,000,000 2,786,000,000 1,962,000,000 1,207,000,000 1,866,000,000 1,292,000,000 652,000,000 1,060,000,000 907,400,000 551,900,000 771,300,000 786,200,000 651,300,000 740,800,000 1,357,000,000 445,500,000 719,500,000 707,700,000 
          capital expenditures
        -849,000,000 -784,000,000 -698,000,000 -607,000,000 -743,000,000 -768,000,000 -670,000,000 -638,000,000 -705,000,000 -911,000,000 -545,000,000 -591,000,000 -984,000,000 -688,000,000 -580,000,000 -408,000,000 -1,051,000,000 -597,000,000 -608,000,000 -486,000,000 -829,000,000 -713,000,000 -534,000,000 -448,000,000 -742,000,000 -567,000,000 -601,000,000 -573,000,000 -716,000,000 -540,000,000 -430,000,000 -482,000,000 -506,000,000 -524,000,000 -431,000,000 -457,000,000 -505,000,000 -504,000,000 -598,000,000 -548,000,000 -523,000,000 -419,000,000 -545,000,000 -503,000,000 -388,000,000 -526,000,000 -486,000,000 -318,000,000 -376,000,000 -309,000,000 -513,000,000 -465,000,000 -401,000,000 -661,200,000 -624,900,000 -466,400,000 -527,900,000 -555,000,000 -400,300,000 -572,600,000 -454,700,000 -466,100,000 -311,900,000 
          free cash flows
        3,400,000,000 2,606,000,000 98,000,000 1,290,000,000 3,813,000,000 1,092,000,000 -1,415,000,000 2,451,000,000 4,198,000,000 -3,547,000,000 2,171,000,000 5,317,000,000 6,454,000,000 -2,640,000,000 8,543,000,000 5,035,000,000 2,512,000,000 3,408,000,000 4,913,000,000 5,361,000,000 2,063,000,000 2,854,000,000 1,340,000,000 6,671,000,000 2,563,000,000 2,067,000,000 2,327,000,000 4,765,000,000 1,232,000,000 557,000,000 2,504,000,000 1,873,000,000 -642,000,000 2,087,000,000 1,568,000,000 3,076,000,000 3,420,000,000 1,107,000,000 1,814,000,000 1,272,000,000 514,000,000 1,565,000,000 1,100,000,000 394,000,000 1,784,000,000 1,177,000,000 416,000,000 1,322,000,000 923,000,000 1,231,000,000 2,410,000,000 1,962,000,000 1,207,000,000 1,557,000,000 779,000,000 187,000,000 659,000,000 246,200,000 -73,000,000 304,900,000 258,300,000 96,300,000 340,500,000 784,400,000 -9,200,000 253,400,000 395,800,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                           
          proceeds from sales and maturities of investments
        4,159,000,000 2,743,000,000 2,774,000,000 3,332,000,000 3,534,000,000 2,719,000,000 3,216,000,000 2,265,000,000 2,153,000,000 2,182,000,000 1,907,000,000 1,749,000,000 1,891,000,000 1,194,000,000 1,175,000,000 1,790,000,000 2,570,000,000 1,687,000,000 1,612,000,000 1,770,000,000 2,177,000,000 2,677,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,422,000,000 1,288,000,000 1,433,000,000 1,830,000,000 1,800,000,000 1,986,000,000                                       
          purchases of investments
        -4,186,000,000 -3,967,000,000 -3,859,000,000 -3,634,000,000 -3,552,000,000 -2,514,000,000 -5,896,000,000 -3,236,000,000 -3,545,000,000 -2,418,000,000 -2,126,000,000 -2,141,000,000 -2,358,000,000 -1,307,000,000 -1,429,000,000 -1,536,000,000 -3,474,000,000 -2,546,000,000 -1,847,000,000 -2,439,000,000 -3,131,000,000 -3,262,000,000 -2,689,000,000 -2,153,000,000 -1,535,000,000 -1,523,000,000 -1,949,000,000 -2,015,000,000 -2,047,000,000                                       
          purchases of property and equipment
        -849,000,000 -784,000,000 -698,000,000 -607,000,000 -743,000,000 -768,000,000 -670,000,000 -638,000,000 -705,000,000 -911,000,000 -545,000,000 -591,000,000 -984,000,000 -688,000,000 -580,000,000 -408,000,000 -1,051,000,000 -597,000,000 -608,000,000 -486,000,000 -829,000,000 -713,000,000 -534,000,000 -448,000,000 -742,000,000 -567,000,000 -601,000,000 -573,000,000 -716,000,000 -540,000,000 -430,000,000 -482,000,000 -506,000,000 -524,000,000 -431,000,000 -457,000,000 -505,000,000 -504,000,000 -598,000,000 -548,000,000 -523,000,000 -419,000,000 -545,000,000 -503,000,000 -388,000,000 -526,000,000 -486,000,000 -318,000,000   -376,000,000   -309,000,000              
          acquisitions
        -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -290,000,000 -119,000,000 -20,000,000 -10,000,000 -12,000,000 -48,000,000 -25,000,000 -120,000,000 -18,000,000 -9,380,000,000 -7,094,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -118,000,000 -7,000,000 -11,000,000 -27,000,000 -24,000,000 -84,000,000 -38,000,000 -60,000,000 -155,000,000 -613,000,000 -83,000,000 -111,000,000 -126,000,000 -124,000,000                                       
          other
        7,000,000 17,000,000 -14,000,000 4,000,000 19,000,000 26,000,000 15,000,000 32,000,000 28,000,000 25,000,000 11,000,000 1,000,000 31,000,000 11,000,000 20,000,000 85,000,000 -31,000,000 27,000,000 23,000,000    -1,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 26,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000        -2,000,000 -4,000,000                             
          net cash from investing activities
        -874,000,000 -1,998,000,000 -2,087,000,000 -1,024,000,000 -762,000,000 -547,000,000 -3,347,000,000 -1,625,000,000 -2,094,000,000 -1,242,000,000 -771,000,000 -10,362,000,000 -8,514,000,000 -119,000,000 -805,000,000 -2,130,000,000 -1,993,000,000 -1,440,000,000 -847,000,000 -1,107,000,000 -1,867,000,000 -1,234,000,000 -1,370,000,000 -1,333,000,000 -1,597,000,000 -709,000,000 -829,000,000 -910,000,000 -891,000,000 -634,000,000 -621,000,000 -131,000,000 -1,324,000,000 -434,000,000 -620,000,000 -554,000,000 -421,000,000 -598,000,000 -633,000,000 -9,910,000,000 -546,000,000 -544,000,000 -349,000,000 -625,000,000 -2,560,000,000 -529,000,000 -526,000,000 -567,000,000   -443,000,000   -299,000,000 -508,000,000 -483,000,000 -397,000,000 -437,300,000 -162,200,000 -445,800,000 -410,400,000 -515,900,000 -346,800,000 -30,000,000 -346,200,000 -441,700,000 -2,263,800,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                           
          commercial paper borrowings (repayments)
         -1,247,000,000 -1,793,000,000 1,780,000,000 -859,000,000 1,319,000,000 800,000,000 -2,719,000,000 2,519,000,000                                                           
          repayments of long-term debt
        -1,518,000,000 -20,000,000 -2,847,000,000 -19,000,000 -743,000,000 -3,067,000,000 -1,669,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -432,000,000 -947,000,000 -1,425,000,000 -362,000,000 -16,000,000 -2,666,000,000 -1,515,000,000 -14,000,000 -2,431,000,000 -2,400,000,000 -2,374,000,000 -3,049,000,000 -5,138,000,000 -9,477,000,000 -8,000,000 -1,008,000,000 14,000,000 -6,451,000,000 -1,017,000,000 -882,000,000        -1,606,000,000   -2,348,000,000   -3,045,000,000        -52,000,000   -301,000,000 -351,000,000             
          dividends paid
        -847,000,000 -845,000,000 -846,000,000 -866,000,000 -840,000,000 -838,000,000 -837,000,000 -858,000,000 -840,000,000 -779,000,000 -779,000,000 -795,000,000 -779,000,000 -719,000,000 -726,000,000 -740,000,000 -722,000,000 -660,000,000 -659,000,000 -650,000,000 -656,000,000 -644,000,000 -665,000,000 -663,000,000 -652,000,000 -651,000,000 -646,000,000 -657,000,000 -649,000,000 -510,000,000 -510,000,000 -508,000,000 -510,000,000 -511,000,000 -512,000,000 -516,000,000 -455,000,000 -459,000,000 -470,000,000 -391,000,000 -395,000,000 -399,000,000 -324,000,000 -322,000,000 -325,000,000 -276,000,000 -276,000,000 -277,000,000   -211,000,000   -171,000,000 -119,000,000 -119,000,000 -122,000,000 -110,100,000 -111,000,000 -109,700,000 -98,400,000 -86,200,000 -85,900,000 -101,800,000 -88,200,000 -92,100,000 -40,300,000 
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
        103,000,000 86,000,000 117,000,000 47,000,000 144,000,000 19,000,000 114,000,000 25,000,000 203,000,000 35,000,000 122,000,000 24,000,000 96,000,000 41,000,000 162,000,000 51,000,000 297,000,000 109,000,000 110,000,000 118,000,000 212,000,000 15,000,000 83,000,000 12,000,000 154,000,000 27,000,000 72,000,000 10,000,000 101,000,000 84,000,000 23,000,000 107,000,000 15,000,000 125,000,000 68,000,000 121,000,000 83,000,000 30,000,000 92,000,000 66,000,000 85,000,000 126,000,000 112,000,000 112,000,000 154,000,000 122,000,000 159,000,000 150,000,000 159,000,000 240,000,000 278,000,000 77,000,000 157,000,000 107,000,000 26,000,000 48,000,000 97,000,000 145,100,000 36,400,000 55,000,000 34,800,000 108,800,000 170,100,000 199,500,000 121,600,000 174,400,000 56,900,000 
          payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
        -9,000,000 -13,000,000 -20,000,000 -114,000,000 -11,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -145,000,000 -31,000,000 -6,000,000 -7,000,000 -134,000,000 -34,000,000 -33,000,000 -8,000,000 -267,000,000 -62,000,000 -7,000,000 -2,000,000 -156,000,000 -3,000,000 -13,000,000 -7,000,000 -52,000,000 -16,000,000 -27,000,000 -5,000,000 -36,000,000 -44,000,000 -2,000,000   -1,000,000 -10,000,000 -49,000,000 -11,000,000                                
          net cash from financing activities
        -2,318,000,000 -2,032,000,000 -1,382,000,000 806,000,000 -2,332,000,000 431,000,000 -1,588,000,000 1,249,000,000 -1,227,000,000 -972,000,000 -2,697,000,000 3,626,000,000 2,726,000,000 -2,187,000,000 -3,218,000,000 -2,461,000,000 -2,650,000,000 -2,831,000,000 -1,967,000,000 -3,314,000,000 -3,244,000,000 -3,735,000,000 -6,117,000,000 -978,000,000 2,675,000,000 -1,440,000,000 -2,968,000,000 -4,258,000,000 816,000,000 -2,693,000,000 -520,000,000 38,140,000,000 670,000,000 -1,786,000,000 -1,502,000,000 -4,133,000,000 -2,442,000,000 -1,666,000,000 -2,460,000,000 9,743,000,000 -761,000,000 -2,406,000,000 -1,775,000,000 -1,423,000,000 -935,000,000 -850,000,000 -751,000,000 -897,000,000   -1,545,000,000   -832,000,000 -912,000,000 -109,000,000 -702,000,000 -564,800,000 -161,800,000 -680,500,000 290,800,000 -337,900,000 -632,400,000 -997,500,000 -184,500,000 -176,200,000 1,736,100,000 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        1,057,000,000 -640,000,000 -2,673,000,000 1,679,000,000 1,462,000,000 1,744,000,000 -5,680,000,000 2,713,000,000 1,582,000,000 -4,850,000,000 -752,000,000 -828,000,000 1,650,000,000 -4,258,000,000    -266,000,000 2,707,000,000 1,426,000,000 -2,219,000,000 -1,402,000,000 -5,613,000,000 4,808,000,000 4,383,000,000 485,000,000 -869,000,000 170,000,000 1,873,000,000 -2,230,000,000 1,793,000,000 40,364,000,000                                    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period
        8,712,000,000 8,884,000,000 8,525,000,000 13,305,000,000 12,691,000,000 2,913,000,000 8,130,000,000 5,954,000,000 4,295,000,000 1,900,000,000                                    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period
        9,769,000,000 -640,000,000 -2,673,000,000 1,679,000,000 10,346,000,000 1,744,000,000 -5,680,000,000 2,713,000,000 10,107,000,000 -4,850,000,000 -752,000,000 -828,000,000 14,955,000,000 -4,258,000,000 5,100,000,000 852,000,000 11,611,000,000 2,647,000,000 2,707,000,000 1,426,000,000 5,911,000,000 -1,402,000,000 -5,613,000,000 4,808,000,000 10,337,000,000 485,000,000 -869,000,000 170,000,000 6,168,000,000 -2,230,000,000 1,793,000,000 42,264,000,000                                    
          income taxes paid
         -998,000,000 -305,000,000 -725,000,000 -138,000,000 -274,000,000 -700,000,000 -666,000,000 -63,000,000 -908,000,000 -837,000,000 -1,704,000,000 -75,000,000 -1,046,000,000 -1,183,000,000 -1,791,000,000 -96,000,000 -798,000,000 -845,000,000 -1,508,000,000 -44,000,000 -564,000,000 -2,135,000,000 -165,000,000 -65,000,000 -512,000,000 -729,000,000 -1,423,000,000 -53,000,000 -560,000,000 -1,298,000,000 -53,000,000 -869,000,000 -506,000,000 -1,477,000,000 -57,000,000 -432,000,000 -1,601,000,000 -161,000,000 -678,000,000 -1,563,000,000 -64,000,000 -838,000,000 -1,413,000,000 -70,000,000 -683,000,000 -1,414,000,000 -116,000,000   -28,000,000   -169,000,000 -549,000,000 -1,029,000,000 -207,000,000 -463,400,000 -1,036,100,000 -289,300,000 -470,700,000 -774,300,000 -13,600,000 -437,200,000 -626,800,000 -662,200,000 -54,600,000 
          proceeds from issuance of short-term loan
                                                                         
          repayment of short-term loan
                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
            2,954,000,000   4,947,000,000 5,951,000,000        2,039,000,000 3,973,000,000 3,946,000,000 278,000,000    39,376,000,000                                  
          repurchase of common stock
             1,000,000 3,000,000 -3,027,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 -2,018,000,000 -1,500,000,000 -2,000,000,000                -400,000,000 -340,000,000 -3,621,000,000 -40,000,000 -1,894,000,000 -2,066,000,000 -937,000,000 -927,000,000 -2,007,000,000 -800,000,000 -1,200,000,000 -801,000,000 -1,524,000,000 -355,000,000 -393,000,000   -810,000,000   -467,000,000 -613,000,000 -887,000,000      -2,503,500,000 -700,000   
          proceeds from sale of subsidiaries
                     679,000,000 15,000,000                                                     
          cash paid for prescriptions dispensed and health services rendered
                   -51,095,000,000 -50,223,000,000                                                       
          cash paid for inventory and prescriptions dispensed by retail network pharmacies
                     -50,981,000,000 -47,898,000,000 -46,522,000,000 -44,365,000,000 -43,654,000,000 -42,813,000,000 -40,145,000,000 -39,171,000,000 -42,046,000,000 -40,209,000,000 -39,412,000,000 -36,969,000,000 -39,697,000,000 -39,391,000,000 -34,922,000,000 -35,645,000,000 -37,820,000,000 -36,305,000,000 -36,195,000,000 -38,491,000,000 -37,040,000,000 -37,570,000,000 -36,178,000,000 -35,520,000,000 -35,276,000,000 -35,575,000,000 -31,401,000,000 -29,853,000,000 -28,276,000,000 -26,799,000,000 -26,302,000,000 -23,966,000,000 -23,169,000,000 -22,387,000,000 -22,270,000,000   -22,515,000,000   -17,445,000,000 -17,567,000,000 -17,805,000,000 -17,581,000,000           
          proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions
                                              9,000,000 25,000,000 323,000,000 5,000,000       11,000,000    245,100,000 497,300,000 5,800,000 127,300,000 64,300,000 5,300,000 563,800,000 13,800,000 13,800,000 9,900,000 
          derivative settlements
                                   446,000,000                                   
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                       852,000,000 -1,080,000,000                                                   
          net borrowings of short-term debt
                            252,000,000    255,000,000                                           
          proceeds from sale of subsidiary
                                     725,000,000                 7,000,000                 
          net repayments of short-term debt
                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of subsidiaries and other assets
                                                                           
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of subsidiary and other assets
                                                                           
          net borrowings (repayments) of short-term debt
                                    2,285,000,000                                       
          interest received
                                     212,000,000 144,000,000 50,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,900,000 4,300,000 3,800,000 6,300,000  8,000,000 7,900,000 7,700,000 
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment and other assets
                                     4,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 13,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 2,000,000 14,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000                          
          acquisitions (net of cash acquired) and other investments
                                     -83,000,000 -205,000,000 -368,000,000 -785,000,000 -187,000,000 -205,000,000 -110,000,000 -165,000,000 -117,000,000 -51,000,000 -9,391,000,000 -51,000,000 -61,000,000 -144,000,000 -54,000,000 -2,194,000,000 -54,000,000 -46,000,000 -254,000,000   -74,000,000   -11,000,000       -13,900,000   -22,100,000 -19,900,000   
          purchase of available-for-sale investments
                                     -21,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000     -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -36,000,000 -60,000,000 -11,000,000 -113,000,000 -118,000,000 -43,000,000                       
          maturities of available-for-sale investments
                                     6,000,000 27,000,000 10,000,000 40,000,000 5,000,000                                  
          decrease in short-term debt
                                     -1,276,000,000    -106,000,000      -185,000,000     -300,000,000 -390,000,000   -750,000,000                 
          reconciliation of net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                           
          net income
                                     1,390,000,000 -2,563,000,000 998,000,000 3,287,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,098,000,000 953,000,000 1,541,000,000 924,000,000 1,147,000,000 1,247,000,000 1,272,000,000 1,221,000,000 948,000,000 1,246,000,000 1,129,000,000 1,254,000,000 1,121,000,000 956,000,000 1,006,000,000 965,000,000 775,000,000 867,000,000 815,000,000 712,000,000 808,000,000 821,000,000 770,000,000           
          adjustments required to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                           
          depreciation and amortization
                                     620,000,000 647,000,000 644,000,000 622,000,000 615,000,000 623,000,000 619,000,000 611,000,000 619,000,000 617,000,000 532,000,000 488,000,000 490,000,000 477,000,000 488,000,000 477,000,000 461,000,000 449,000,000 502,000,000 443,000,000 431,000,000 423,000,000 407,000,000 391,000,000 374,000,000 370,000,000 368,000,000 358,000,000 300,300,000 382,300,000 353,900,000 310,900,000 310,000,000 299,300,000 276,100,000 301,700,000 308,000,000 208,800,000 
          goodwill impairments
                                                                          
          losses on settlements of defined benefit pension plans
                                                                          
          stock-based compensation
                                     62,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 61,000,000 65,000,000 53,000,000 55,000,000 59,000,000 50,000,000 57,000,000 87,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 42,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 32,000,000 34,000,000 33,000,000 28,000,000 36,000,000 35,000,000 29,000,000 36,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 37,000,000           
          deferred income taxes and other noncash items
                                     44,000,000 190,000,000 62,000,000  250,000,000 7,000,000 14,000,000 44,000,000 58,000,000 17,000,000 -190,000,000 37,000,000 -31,000,000 -108,000,000 28,000,000 16,000,000 47,000,000 16,000,000 66,000,000 4,000,000 62,000,000 21,000,000                 
          change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                                           
          accounts receivable
                                     -666,000,000 -202,000,000 -857,000,000 -661,000,000 -166,000,000 -162,000,000 48,000,000 -435,000,000 -148,000,000 -1,131,000,000 -1,319,000,000 -730,000,000 -481,000,000 -1,288,000,000 -445,000,000 -139,000,000 -943,000,000 -462,000,000 -113,000,000   -70,000,000   -423,000,000 -10,000,000 48,000,000 308,000,000 -185,200,000 -161,700,000 26,100,000 -341,600,000 165,700,000 -43,800,000 -57,500,000 -229,300,000 367,600,000 198,900,000 
          inventories
                                     103,000,000 -95,000,000 464,000,000 -1,134,000,000 128,000,000 36,000,000 456,000,000 -170,000,000 -256,000,000 89,000,000 -428,000,000 -152,000,000 -313,000,000 -214,000,000 -171,000,000 -64,000,000 -243,000,000 11,000,000 193,000,000   -776,000,000 -268,000,000 70,000,000 514,000,000 -196,000,000 -114,000,000 68,000,000 -577,000,000 -347,800,000 92,800,000 -344,000,000 -11,900,000 18,800,000 -114,600,000 -142,500,000 -321,000,000 130,100,000 
          other current assets
                                     161,000,000 -101,000,000 56,000,000 -129,000,000 -181,000,000 43,000,000 -74,000,000 172,000,000 -276,000,000 106,000,000 460,000,000 -138,000,000 269,000,000 -86,000,000 -144,000,000 70,000,000 11,000,000 -73,000,000 238,000,000 171,000,000 -32,000,000 286,000,000   -30,000,000 -10,000,000 8,000,000 -39,000,000 19,200,000 33,600,000 -64,700,000 -12,600,000 -34,400,000 4,100,000 -37,900,000 -1,400,000 900,000 -20,800,000 
          other assets
                                     10,000,000 -16,000,000 -113,000,000 18,000,000 23,000,000   -33,000,000 -1,000,000 -52,000,000 35,000,000 4,000,000 -52,000,000 4,000,000 16,000,000 -39,000,000 13,000,000 -3,000,000 -135,000,000   -189,000,000   -52,000,000 15,000,000   -4,400,000 21,500,000 -24,000,000 -5,200,000 7,200,000 3,100,000 -1,300,000 -12,000,000 -23,200,000 10,100,000 
          accounts payable and claims and discounts payable
                                     794,000,000 1,223,000,000 -178,000,000 1,380,000,000 150,000,000 719,000,000 -539,000,000 406,000,000 366,000,000 798,000,000 655,000,000 627,000,000 756,000,000 701,000,000 182,000,000 339,000,000 599,000,000 328,000,000 -230,000,000    -6,000,000 187,000,000 535,000,000 174,000,000 -171,000,000 -115,000,000 292,300,000 62,700,000 -114,800,000 179,900,000 -353,700,000 -190,900,000    -188,300,000 
          accrued expenses
                                     -1,484,000,000 -88,000,000 1,231,000,000 -2,041,000,000 325,000,000 -503,000,000 1,848,000,000 1,585,000,000 -249,000,000 741,000,000 764,000,000 -394,000,000 153,000,000 643,000,000 -329,000,000 362,000,000 444,000,000 -517,000,000 105,000,000 -770,000,000 -155,000,000 1,250,000,000 926,000,000 -102,000,000 156,000,000 50,000,000 -282,000,000 -335,000,000 -50,000,000 -473,400,000 -270,400,000 213,100,000 -226,600,000 -108,000,000 219,100,000 -52,200,000 -287,300,000 -47,800,000 
          other long-term liabilities
                                     63,000,000   -33,000,000 -70,000,000 -13,000,000 154,000,000 44,000,000 -18,000,000 23,000,000 -23,000,000 -21,000,000 -72,000,000 3,000,000 -16,000,000 -14,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000   -14,000,000   -26,000,000 -9,000,000 -38,000,000 6,000,000 44,100,000 68,300,000 -21,800,000 -14,800,000 4,500,000 -1,900,000 -26,400,000 -9,800,000 14,000,000 5,700,000 
          increase in short-term debt
                                        1,166,000,000 -990,000,000   -405,000,000   -1,488,000,000               -468,000,000 1,337,000,000 200,000,000           
          purchase of noncontrolling interest in subsidiary
                                            -39,000,000                             
          payment of contingent consideration
                                                                           
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                            1,000,000 1,000,000 -7,000,000 -4,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000   7,000,000                      
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                    -1,323,000,000 331,000,000 -377,000,000 176,000,000 -590,000,000 -388,000,000 798,000,000 -521,000,000 66,000,000 735,000,000       666,600,000 -202,500,000 -238,400,000 329,500,000 -85,200,000 101,600,000 180,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
                                        3,371,000,000                                
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
                                        -789,000,000 391,000,000 -123,000,000 2,217,000,000                                
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                            101,000,000                               
          deferred income taxes
                                                                           
          other noncash items
                                                                           
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                         391,000,000 -123,000,000 -1,154,000,000  -652,000,000 -680,000,000  -274,000,000 -963,000,000               -39,000,000  227,900,000 -355,000,000        
          goodwill impairment
                                                                          
          maturity of available-for-sale investments
                                           8,000,000                                
          sales/maturities of available-for-sale investments
                                            9,000,000 17,000,000 50,000,000 75,000,000 24,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 48,000,000 55,000,000                       
          excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                            9,000,000 36,000,000 27,000,000 35,000,000 38,000,000 59,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 37,000,000 14,000,000 21,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000      2,000,000 11,000,000           
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                            2,459,000,000 2,481,000,000 4,089,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,413,000,000 1,427,000,000 1,086,000,000 1,352,400,000 1,056,600,000  530,700,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                            1,062,000,000 -652,000,000 1,779,000,000 1,646,000,000 -274,000,000 1,518,000,000 -480,000,000 -1,154,000,000 2,766,000,000 331,000,000 -377,000,000 1,551,000,000 -590,000,000 -388,000,000 2,211,000,000 -521,000,000 66,000,000 2,162,000,000 -128,000,000 60,000,000 1,047,000,000 -94,700,000 227,900,000 997,400,000 666,600,000 -202,500,000 818,200,000  -85,200,000 101,600,000 710,700,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                                                  1,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000      12,000,000              
          reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                           
          accounts payable
                                                         -389,000,000 1,044,000,000                 
          purchase of short-term investments
                                                                           
          maturity of short-term investments
                                                           1,000,000   1,000,000           
          deferred income taxes and other non-cash items
                                                           5,000,000 59,000,000 70,000,000 63,000,000 -22,000,000 2,000,000 9,000,000 27,100,000 33,800,000 32,200,000 -6,500,000 -1,600,000 78,400,000   -20,200,000 
          change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                                           
          cash receipts from revenues
                                                            24,979,000,000 22,971,000,000 22,779,000,000 22,827,000,000 22,918,000,000 17,706,900,000 17,827,000,000 17,282,700,000 14,510,500,000 14,482,000,000 16,321,600,000 17,716,400,000 15,655,700,000 15,753,200,000 12,861,000,000 
          additions to property and equipment
                                                              -513,000,000 -465,000,000 -401,000,000 -661,200,000 -624,900,000 -466,400,000 -527,900,000 -555,000,000 -400,300,000 -572,600,000 -454,700,000 -466,100,000 -311,900,000 
          proceeds from sale or disposal of assets
                                                              14,000,000 -2,000,000 12,000,000 500,000 4,800,000 1,700,000 4,100,000 4,700,000 4,800,000 900,000 18,600,000 72,900,000 13,200,000 
          acquisitions (net of cash acquired) and investments
                                                              -133,000,000 -16,000,000 -9,000,000 -17,000,000 -39,400,000 13,100,000   15,900,000    -1,975,000,000 
          issuance of long-term debt
                                                                           
          decrease in long-term debt
                                                                -1,000,000           
          cash paid for inventory
                                                                 -12,700,900,000 -12,841,900,000 -12,187,500,000 -10,296,000,000 -9,968,300,000 -12,459,800,000 -10,759,800,000 -13,175,900,000 -12,350,200,000 -9,486,700,000 
          sale of short-term investments
                                                                          
          net reduction in short-term debt
                                                                           
          sale of short-term investment
                                                                      27,500,000     
          net reductions in short-term debt
                                                                  -90,000,000 -1,626,100,000        
          excess tax benefits from stock based compensation
                                                                  3,600,000 1,200,000 3,100,000 25,100,000 27,100,000 49,000,000 18,700,000 22,400,000 7,700,000 
          additions to long-term debt
                                                                  900,000 999,100,000    5,500,000,000 500,000,000 
          reductions to long-term debt
                                                                           
          reconciliation of net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                           
          net earnings
                                                                  886,500,000 738,400,000 736,000,000 774,800,000 748,500,000 815,000,000 689,500,000 723,600,000 408,900,000 
          adjustments required to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                           
          stock based compensation
                                                                  52,800,000 22,000,000 32,300,000 22,200,000 13,200,000 18,700,000 12,300,000 24,700,000 22,300,000 
          change in operating assets and liabilities, providing/(requiring) cash, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                                           
          reductions in long-term debt
                                                                    -700,000 -700,000 -600,000 -300,700,000 -500,000 -502,300,000 -18,300,000 
          reductions in short-term debt
                                                                    2,000,000       
          (reductions in) additions to short-term debt
                                                                      -743,100,000     
          interest and dividends received
                                                                           
          cash outflow from hedging activities
                                                                           
          additions to/ (reductions in) short-term debt
                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                           
          change in operating assets and liabilities providing/(requiring) cash, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                                           
          (reductions in)/additions to short-term debt
                                                                        -235,400,000   
          adjustments required to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                           
          accounts and claims and discounts payable
                                                                           
          purchase of short-term investment
                                                                           
          additions to short-term debt
                                                                          1,230,100,000