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2411405 - Disclosure - Post-Employment Benefits - Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details)
(http://www.abbvie.com/role/PostEmploymentBenefitsNetPeriodicBenefitCostDetails)
TableDefined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001551152 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
Defined benefit plansOther post-employment plansDefined benefit plansOther post-employment plansDefined benefit plansOther post-employment plans
Service cost
210,000,000  
25,000,000  
227,000,000  
25,000,000  
173,000,000  
22,000,000  
Interest cost
201,000,000  
24,000,000  
219,000,000  
23,000,000  
217,000,000  
22,000,000  
Expected return on plan assets
(354,000,000) 
 
(325,000,000) 
 
(302,000,000) 
 
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) and prior service cost (credit)
85,000,000  
0  
127,000,000  
2,000,000  
68,000,000  
(2,000,000) 
Net periodic benefit cost
142,000,000  
 
49,000,000  
 
248,000,000  
 
50,000,000  
 
156,000,000  
 
42,000,000