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Disclosure - Acquisition, In-Licensing Arrangement, Sale of Investment and Research and Development Arrangement - In-Licensing Arrangement (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955527 - Disclosure - Acquisition, In-Licensing Arrangement, Sale of Investment and Research and Development Arrangement - Sale of Investment (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955528 - Disclosure - Acquisition, In-Licensing Arrangement, Sale of Investment and Research and Development Arrangement - Research and Development Arrangement (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955529 - Disclosure - Restructuring Charges and Other Costs Associated with Acquisitions and Cost-Reduction/Productivity Initiatives - Narrative (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955530 - Disclosure - Restructuring Charges and Other Costs Associated with Acquisitions and Cost-Reduction/Productivity Initiatives - 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Schedule of Other (Income)/Deductions—Net (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955533 - Disclosure - Other (Income)/Deductions—Net - Footnotes (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955534 - Disclosure - Other (Income)/Deductions—Net - Schedule of Impaired Intangible Assets (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955535 - Disclosure - Tax Matters - Narrative (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955536 - Disclosure - Tax Matters - Schedule of Tax Provision/(Benefit) on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955537 - Disclosure - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Excluding Noncontrolling Interests (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955538 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955538 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955539 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Schedule of Changes in Contingent Consideration Liabilities (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955540 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Financial Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955541 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Investments by Classification Type (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955542 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Schedule of Investment Securities (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955542 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Schedule of Investment Securities (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955543 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Investments - Unrealized Gains and Losses Related to Equity Securities (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955544 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Investments - Unrealized Gains and Losses Related to Equity Securities - Footnotes (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955545 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Short-term Borrowings (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955546 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Long-Term Debt (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955547 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Derivative Narrative (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955548 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments and Related Notional Amounts (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955549 - 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Other Financial Information - Supplier Finance Program Obligation (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955555 - Disclosure - Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill - Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955555 - Disclosure - Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill - Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955556 - Disclosure - Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill - Footnotes (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955557 - Disclosure - Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans - Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955558 - Disclosure - Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans - Narrative (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955559 - Disclosure - Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Pfizer Inc. 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