Cover [Abstract] Amendment Flag Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Document Type Document Quarterly Report Document Period End Date Document Transition Report Entity File Number Entity Registrant Name Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Entity Tax Identification Number Entity Address, Address Line One Entity Address, City or Town Entity Address, State or Province Entity Address, Postal Zip Code City Area Code Local Phone Number Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Filer Category Entity Interactive Data Current Entity Small Business Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Shell Company Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Income Statement [Abstract] Operating Income (Loss) Operating Income Operating Expenses [Abstract] Operating expenses: Research and Development Expense Research and development expense Other General Expense Other operating expenses Operating Expenses Total Operating Expenses Selling, General and Administrative Expense Selling and administrative expense Gross Profit Gross Profit Cost of Goods and Services Sold Cost of products sold Revenues Revenues Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest Income Before Income Taxes Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Income tax provision Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent Net Income Net Income Other Operating Income (Expense), Net Other income, net Related Parties Amount in Cost of Sales Related party amounts in cost of sales Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] Other Comprehensive Loss Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax Foreign currency translation adjustments Foreign currency translation Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Other Comprehensive Loss Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Comprehensive Income Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] LIABILITIES AND PARENT'S EQUITY Liabilities, Current [Abstract] Current Liabilities Accounts Payable, Current Accounts payable Accrued Liabilities, Current Accrued expenses Employee-related Liabilities, Current Salaries, wages and related items Liabilities, Current Total Current Liabilities Deferred Income Taxes and Other Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent Deferred Income Taxes and Other Liabilities Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5) Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Parent's Equity Net Parent Investment Net parent investment Net Parent Investment. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Accumulated other comprehensive loss Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent Total Parent's Equity Beginning Ending Liabilities and Equity Total Liabilities and Parent's Equity Assets [Abstract] ASSETS Assets, Current [Abstract] Current Assets Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current Trade receivables, net Inventory, Raw Materials and Supplies, Gross Materials Inventory, Work in Process, Gross Work in process Inventory, Finished Goods, Gross Finished products Inventory, Net Total Assets Total Assets Other Assets, Current Prepaid expenses and other Assets, Current Total Current Assets Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Total Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Other Assets, Noncurrent Other Assets Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract] Operating Activities Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] Adjustments to net income to derive net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Depreciation and amortization Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of Impairment of property, plant and equipment Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense Share-based compensation Share-based compensation expense Pension Expense (Reversal of Expense), Noncash Pension expense Pension expense Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital [Abstract] Change in operating assets and liabilities: Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable Accounts payable Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables Trade receivables, net Increase (Decrease) in Inventories Inventories Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets Prepaid expenses and other Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Liabilities Accrued expenses Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Liabilities Other current liabilities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Abstract] Investing Activities Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment Capital expenditures Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets Acquisition of intangible assets Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Net Cash Used for Investing Activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract] Financing Activities Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity Net transfers to Parent Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Net Cash Used for Financing Activities Net transfers to Parent as reflected in the condensed combined statements of cash flows Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value Opening Cash and Cash Equivalents Closing Cash and Cash Equivalents Text Block [Abstract] Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block] Background and Basis of Presentation Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block] Parent's Equity Related Party Transactions And Parent Company Investment [Abstract] Related Party Transactions And Parent Company Investment. Related Party Transactions And Parent Company Investment [Text Block] Related Party Transactions and Parent Company Investment Related Party Transactions And Parent Company Investment. Spin Off Costs Disclosure [Abstract] Spin Off Costs Disclosure. Spin Off Costs Disclosure [Text Block] Spin-Off Costs Spin Off Costs Disclosure. Loss Contingency [Abstract] Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] Contingencies Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block] Revenues Segment Reporting [Abstract] Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] Segment and Geographical Data Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block] Share-Based Compensation Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block] Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block] Property, Plant and Equipment Subsequent Events [Abstract] Subsequent Events [Text Block] Subsequent Events Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block] Basis of Presentation Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block] Use of Estimates Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block] Summary of parent's equity Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block] Summary of allocation of general corporate expenses of related parties Summary Of Components Of Net Transfers To Parent In Net Parent Investment [Table Text Block] Summary of components of net transfers to parent in net parent investment Summary Of Components Of Net Transfers To Parent In Net Parent Investment. Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block] Summary Of Revenues By Geographical Region Share-based Payment Arrangement, Cost by Plan [Table Text Block] Schedule of company's compensation cost allocated to employees Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block] Schedule of company's goodwill and other intangible assets Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] Schedule of company's property, plant and equipment net Statement [Table] Statement [Line Items] Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues Net transfers to Parent Net transfers to Parent (Note 2) Equity Components [Axis] Equity Component [Domain] Net Parent Investment [Member] Net Parent Investment. AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Related Party Transaction [Line Items] General Corporate Expenses General corporate expenses General Corporate Expenses. Income Statement Location [Axis] Income Statement Location [Domain] Cost of Sales [Member] Cost of products sold Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] Selling and administrative expense Research and Development Expense [Member] Research and development expense Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member] Other (income) expense, net Cash Pooling And General Financing Activities Cash pooling and general financing activities Cash Pooling And General Financing Activities. Corporate And Segment Allocations Excluding Non Cash Sharebased Compensation Corporate and segment allocations, excluding non-cash share-based compensation Corporate And Segment Allocations Excluding Non Cash Sharebased Compensation. Taxes Deemed Settled With Parent Taxes deemed settled with Parent Taxes Deemed Settled With Parent. Other Transfers To Or From Parent Net Other transfers to (from) Parent, net Other Transfers To Or From Parent Net. Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party Related party transaction, purchase from related party Related Party [Axis] Related Party [Domain] Board of Directors Chairman [Member] Accrued Spin Off Costs Accrued spin off costs Accrued spin off costs. Standup Costs Standup costs Standup Costs. Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss Contract with customer asset balances Customer Rebate Liability Customer rebate liability Customer rebate liability. Reduction In Rebate Liability Reduction in rebate liability Reduction in rebate liability. Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Geographical [Axis] Geographical [Domain] Non-US [Member] United States of America, Dollars US Class of Stock [Axis] Class of Stock [Domain] Concentration Risk, Percentage Concentration risk percentage Concentration Risk Type [Axis] Concentration Risk Type [Domain] Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Revenue Benchmark [Member] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Minimum [Member] Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table] Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items] Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense Share based compensation expense Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit Tax benefit associated with share-based compensation costs recognized Grantee Status [Axis] Grantee Status [Domain] BD Corporate And Medical Segment Employees [Member] BD corporate and medical segment employees [Member]. Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) Total amortized intangible assets Goodwill Goodwill Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization Less: accumulated amortization Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] Patents [Member]