-Network: (00 - Document - Document and Company Information)

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Entity Registrant Name {ID2}

Entity Central Index Key {ID3}

Document Type {ID4}

Document Period End Date {ID5}

Amendment Flag {ID6}

Amendment Description {ID7}

Current Fiscal Year End Date {ID8}

Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer {ID9}

Entity Voluntary Filers {ID10}

Entity Current Reporting Status {ID11}

Entity Filer Category {ID12}

Entity Public Float {ID13}

Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding {ID14}

-Network: (01 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income)

-Income Statement [Abstract] {ID15}

-Statement [Table] {ID16}

-Statement, Scenario [Axis] {ID17}

Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] {ID18}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID19}

Net sales {ID20}

Cost of sales {ID21}

Gross margin {ID22}

Marketing and administrative expenses {ID23}

Research and development expenses {ID24}

Net interest expense {ID25}

Other (income) expense, net {ID26}

Income before income taxes {ID27}

Income tax expense {ID28}

Net income {ID29}

Less: Noncontrolling interests {ID30}

Net income attributable to Baxter International Inc. (Baxter) {ID31}

-Earnings Per Share [Abstract] {ID32}

-Net income attributable to Baxter per common share {ID33}

Basic {ID34}

Diluted {ID35}

-Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding {ID36}

Basic {ID37}

Diluted {ID38}

Cash dividends declared per common share {ID39}

-Network: (02 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets)

-Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] {ID40}

-Statement [Table] {ID41}

-Statement, Scenario [Axis] {ID42}

Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] {ID43}

-Class of Stock [Axis] {ID44}

Class of Stock [Domain] {ID45}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID46}

-Assets [Abstract] {ID47}

-Current assets {ID48}

Cash and equivalents {ID49}

Accounts and other current receivables {ID50}

Inventories {ID51}

Prepaid expenses and other {ID52}

Total current assets {ID53}

Property, plant and equipment, net {ID54}

-Other assets {ID55}

Goodwill {ID56}

Other intangibles, net {ID57}

Other {ID58}

Total other assets {ID59}

Total assets {ID60}

-Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] {ID61}

-Liabilities [Abstract] {ID62}

-Current liabilities {ID63}

Short-term debt {ID64}

Current maturities of long-term debt and lease obligations {ID65}

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities {ID66}

Total current liabilities {ID67}

Long-term debt and lease obligations {ID68}

Other long-term liabilities {ID69}

Commitments and contingencies {ID70}

-StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAbstract {ID71}

-Equity {ID72}

Common stock, $1 par value, authorized 2,000,000,000 shares, issued 683,494,944 shares in 2009 and 2008 {ID73}

Common stock in treasury, at cost, 80,278,449 shares in 2009 and 67,501,988 shares in 2008 {ID74}

Additional contributed capital {ID75}

Retained earnings {ID76}

Accumulated other comprehensive loss {ID77}

Total Baxter shareholders' equity {ID78}

Noncontrolling interests {ID79}

Total equity {ID80}

Total liabilities and equity {ID81}

-Network: (021 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals))

-Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] {ID82}

-Statement [Table] {ID83}

-Statement, Scenario [Axis] {ID84}

Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] {ID85}

-Class of Stock [Axis] {ID86}

Class of Stock [Domain] {ID87}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID88}

Common stock, par value {ID89}

Common stock, shares authorized {ID90}

Common stock, shares issued {ID91}

Common stock in treasury, at cost {ID92}

-Network: (03 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows)

-Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] {ID93}

-Statement [Table] {ID94}

-Statement, Scenario [Axis] {ID95}

Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] {ID96}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID97}

-Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) [Abstract] {ID98}

-Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] {ID99}

-Cash flows from operations {ID100}

Net income {ID101}

-Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] {ID102}

-Adjustments {ID103}

Depreciation and amortization {ID104}

Deferred income taxes {ID105}

Stock compensation {ID106}

Realized excess tax benefits from stock issued under employee benefit plans {ID107}

Infusion pump charge {ID108}

Other {ID109}

-Changes in balance sheet items {ID110}

Accounts and other current receivables {ID111}

Inventories {ID112}

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities {ID113}

Restructuring payments {ID114}

Other {ID115}

Cash flows from operations {ID116}

-Cash flows from investing activities {ID117}

Capital expenditures {ID118}

Acquisitions of and investments in businesses and technologies {ID119}

Other {ID120}

Cash flows from investing activities {ID121}

-Cash flows from financing activities {ID122}

Issuances of debt {ID123}

Payments of obligations {ID124}

Cash dividends on common stock {ID125}

Proceeds and realized excess tax benefits from stock issued under employee benefit plans {ID126}

Purchases of treasury stock {ID127}

Cash flows from financing activities {ID128}

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents {ID129}

Decrease in cash and equivalents {ID130}

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period {ID131}

Cash and equivalents at end of period {ID132}

-Network: (0401 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies)

-Summary of Significant Accounting Policies {ID133}

Summary of significant accounting policies {ID134}

Adoption of new accounting standards and issued but not yet effective accounting standards {ID135}

-Network: (0402 - Disclosure - Supplemental Financial Information)

-Supplemental Financial Information {ID136}

Net pension and other postemployment benefits expense {ID137}

Net interest expense {ID138}

Comprehensive income {ID139}

Effective tax rate {ID140}

Earnings per share {ID141}

Inventories {ID142}

Property, plant and equipment, net {ID143}

Goodwill {ID144}

Other intangible assets, net {ID145}

Collaborative arrangements {ID146}

Acquisitions of and investments in businesses and technologies {ID147}

-Network: (0403 - Disclosure - Restructuring and Other Charges)

-Restructuring and Other Charges {ID148}

Restructuring charges {ID149}

Other charges {ID150}

-Network: (0404 - Disclosure - Debt, Financial Instruments and Related Fair Value Measurements)

-Debt, Financial Instruments and Related Fair Value Measurements {ID151}

Debt {ID152}

Securitization arrangements {ID153}

Derivatives and hedging activities {ID154}

Fair value measurements {ID155}

-Network: (0405 - Disclosure - Common Stock)

-Common Stock {ID156}

Stock-based compensation plans {ID157}

Stock repurchases {ID158}

-Network: (0406 - Disclosure - Legal Proceedings)

-Legal Proceedings {ID159}

Legal proceedings {ID160}

-Network: (0407 - Disclosure - Segment Information)

-Segment Information {ID161}

Segment information {ID162}

-Network: (190000 - Statement - Common Domain Members)

-Statement [Table] {ID163}

-Statement, Scenario [Axis] {ID164}

-Scenario, Unspecified [Domain] {ID165}

Scenario, Actual [Member] {ID166}

Scenario, Adjustment [Member] {ID167}

Scenario, Forecast [Member] {ID168}

Scenario, Plan [Member] {ID169}

Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] {ID170}

Predecessor [Member] {ID171}

Successor [Member] {ID172}

-Statement, Operating Activities Segment [Axis] {ID173}

-Segment, Operating Activities [Domain] {ID174}

Segment, Continuing Operations [Member] {ID175}

Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member] {ID176}

-Statement, Business Segments [Axis] {ID177}

-Segment, Business [Domain] {ID178}

Business Intersegment, Eliminations [Member] {ID179}

-Statement, Geographical [Axis] {ID180}

-Segment, Geographical [Domain] {ID181}

Geographical Intersegment, Eliminations [Member] {ID182}

-Legal Entity [Axis] {ID183}

-Entity [Domain] {ID184}

Parent Company [Member] {ID185}

-Subsidiaries [Member] {ID186}

Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] {ID187}

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] {ID188}

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] {ID189}

Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] {ID190}

Majority-Owned Subsidiary, Unconsolidated [Member] {ID191}

Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] {ID192}

Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Holds Significant Variable Interest in VIE [Member] {ID193}

Variable Interest Entity, Sponsor that Holds Variable Interest in VIE [Member] {ID194}

Variable Interest Entity (VIE) or Potential VIE, Information Unavailability [Member] {ID195}

Corporate Joint Venture [Member] {ID196}

Partnership Interest [Member] {ID197}

-Class of Stock [Axis] {ID198}

-Class of Stock [Domain] {ID199}

-Common Stock [Member] {ID200}

Common Class A [Member] {ID201}

Common Class B [Member] {ID202}

Nonvoting Common Stock [Member] {ID203}

Convertible Common Stock [Member] {ID204}

-Preferred Stock [Member] {ID205}

Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member] {ID206}

Noncumulative Preferred Stock [Member] {ID207}

Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] {ID208}

Nonredeemable Preferred Stock [Member] {ID209}

-Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] {ID210}

Nonredeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] {ID211}

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] {ID212}

Preferred Class A [Member] {ID213}

Preferred Class B [Member] {ID214}

Series A Preferred Stock [Member] {ID215}

Series B Preferred Stock [Member] {ID216}

Series C Preferred Stock [Member] {ID217}

Series D Preferred Stock [Member] {ID218}

Series E Preferred Stock [Member] {ID219}

Series F Preferred Stock [Member] {ID220}

Series G Preferred Stock [Member] {ID221}

Series H Preferred Stock [Member] {ID222}

-Products and Services [Axis] {ID223}

Product and Service, Name [Domain] {ID224}

-Major Customers [Axis] {ID225}

Name of Major Customer [Domain] {ID226}

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