v2.4.0.8
Stockholders' equity (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified
|
3 Months Ended |
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
Beginning balance, Foreign currency translation |
$ (69) |
$ (76) |
$ (68) |
Beginning balance, Cash flow hedges |
(56) |
(31) |
(33) |
Beginning balance, Available-for-sale securities |
18 |
(3) |
(43) |
Beginning balance, Other |
(16) |
(16) |
(17) |
Beginning balance, AOCI |
(123) |
(126) |
(161) |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax [Abstract] |
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(135) |
9 |
(12) |
Unrealized gains (losses), Cash flow hedges |
187 |
8 |
17 |
Unrealized gains (losses), Available-for-sale securities |
(161) |
73 |
66 |
Unrealized gains (losses), Other |
9 |
0 |
1 |
Unrealized gains (losses), AOCI |
35 |
81 |
84 |
Reclassification adjustments to income, Foreign currency translation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Reclassification adjustments to income, Cash flow hedges |
175 |
(48) |
(14) |
Reclassification adjustments to income, Available-for-sale securities |
11 |
(40) |
(2) |
Reclassification adjustments to income, AOCI |
186 |
(88) |
(16) |
Income taxes, Foreign currency translation |
11 |
(2) |
4 |
Income taxes, Cash flow hedges |
(134) |
15 |
(1) |
Income taxes, Available-for-sale securities |
56 |
(12) |
(24) |
Income taxes, Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Income taxes, AOCI |
(67) |
1 |
(21) |
Ending balance, Foreign currency translation |
(193) |
(69) |
(76) |
Ending balance, Cash flow hedges |
172 |
(56) |
(31) |
Ending balance, Available-for-sale securities |
(76) |
18 |
(3) |
Ending balance, Other |
(7) |
(16) |
(16) |
Ending balance, AOCI |
$ (104) |
$ (123) |
$ (126) |
X |
- Definition
Accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, other items net of tax.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
amgn_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOtherNetOfTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
amgn_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
instant |
|
X |
- Details
Name: |
amgn_IncreaseDecreaseInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeRollForward |
Namespace Prefix: |
amgn_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:stringItemType |
Balance Type: |
na |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Tax effect of other comprehensive income net of reclassification adjustments.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
amgn_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
amgn_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Total other comprehensive income reclassification adjustment to income before tax.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
amgn_OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentToIncomeBeforeTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
amgn_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Unrealized other comprehensive gain (loss) arising during period on other items, before reclassifications and tax.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
amgn_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedArisingDuringPeriodBeforeReclassificationsAndTaxOthers |
Namespace Prefix: |
amgn_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Aggregate unrealized (losses)/gains arising during the period, before reclassifications and taxes.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
amgn_UnrealizedLossesGainsBeforeReclassifications |
Namespace Prefix: |
amgn_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Accumulated appreciation or loss, net of tax, in value of the total of available-for-sale securities at the end of an accounting period.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
instant |
|
X |
- Definition
Accumulated change, net of tax, in accumulated gains and losses from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges. Includes an entity's share of an equity investee's Increase or Decrease in deferred hedging gains or losses.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
instant |
|
X |
- Definition
Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
instant |
|
X |
- Definition
Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.
+ References
Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 11
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e637-108580
Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e681-108580
Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=SL7669686-108580
Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 31
-Article 5
Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Article 3
+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
instant |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount before tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount of tax expense (benefit), before reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments, of appreciation (loss) in value of unsold available-for-sale securities. Excludes amounts related to other than temporary impairment (OTTI) loss.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:stringItemType |
Balance Type: |
na |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments, of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount before tax of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income for translation gain (loss) realized upon the sale or liquidation of an investment in a foreign entity and foreign currency hedges that are designated and qualified as hedging instruments for hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationBeforeTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount before tax of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income for unrealized gain (loss) realized upon the sale of available-for-sale securities.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount before tax of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income of accumulated gain (loss) realized from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's deferred hedging gain (loss).
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount of tax expense (benefit) allocated to other comprehensive income (loss).
+ References
Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 31
-Article 5
Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Article 3
Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 11
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18498875&loc=d3e39076-109324
Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e640-108580
+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
debit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount before tax of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
X |
- Definition
Amount before tax and reclassification adjustments of unrealized holding gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities.
+ References+ Details
Name: |
us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax |
Namespace Prefix: |
us-gaap_ |
Data Type: |
xbrli:monetaryItemType |
Balance Type: |
credit |
Period Type: |
duration |
|
|