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Network
2499404 - Disclosure - Segment Reporting - Consolidated Revenues by Geographic Area (Details)
(http://www.merck.com/role/SegmentReportingConsolidatedRevenuesByGeographicAreaDetails)
TableSchedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000310158 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]
United StatesEurope, Middle East and AfricaAsia PacificJapanLatin AmericaOtherGeographical [Domain]United StatesEurope, Middle East and AfricaAsia PacificJapanLatin AmericaOtherGeographical [Domain]United StatesEurope, Middle East and AfricaAsia PacificJapanLatin AmericaOtherGeographical [Domain]
Sales
18,478,000,000  
10,953,000,000  
3,918,000,000  
2,846,000,000  
2,155,000,000  
1,457,000,000  
39,807,000,000  
17,519,000,000  
10,677,000,000  
3,825,000,000  
2,673,000,000  
2,825,000,000  
1,979,000,000  
39,498,000,000  
17,071,000,000  
13,174,000,000  
3,952,000,000  
3,471,000,000  
3,151,000,000  
1,418,000,000  
42,237,000,000