$BSX
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP Stock $bsx

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2020 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000088572521000008 Filed on February 23, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019
Revenue	$9.913B	$2.904B	$10.74B
YoY Change	-7.66%	13.39%	9.28%
Cost Of Revenue	$3.465B	$868.0M	$3.116B
YoY Change	11.2%	18.42%	10.77%
Gross Profit	$6.448B	$2.036B	$7.620B
YoY Change	-15.38%	11.38%	8.69%
Gross Profit Margin	65.05%	70.11%	70.98%
Selling, General & Admin	$3.787B	$1.092B	$3.941B
YoY Change	-3.91%	15.43%	10.42%
% of Gross Profit	58.73%	53.63%	51.72%
Research & Development	$1.143B	$308.0M	$1.174B
YoY Change	-2.64%	6.94%	5.48%
% of Gross Profit	17.73%	15.13%	15.41%
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.123B	$201.0M	$1.011B
YoY Change	11.08%	24.07%	13.09%
% of Gross Profit	17.42%	9.87%	13.27%
Operating Expenses	$6.528B	$1.575B	$6.102B
YoY Change	6.98%	13.55%	10.86%
Operating Profit	-$80.00M	$461.0M	$1.518B
YoY Change	-105.27%	4.54%	0.8%
Interest Expense	$361.0M	-$215.0M	$473.0M
YoY Change	-23.68%	1164.71%	96.27%
% of Operating Profit		-46.64%	31.16%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.000M	-$1.000M	-$831.0M
YoY Change	-100.12%	-83.33%	877.65%
Pretax Income	-$79.00M	-$6.000M	$687.0M
YoY Change	-111.5%	-102.03%	-51.69%
Income Tax	$2.000M	$100.0M	-$4.013B
% Of Pretax Income			-584.13%
Net Earnings	-$82.00M	$3.996B	$4.700B
YoY Change	-101.74%	935.23%	181.27%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-0.83%	137.6%	43.78%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.08		$3.38
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.08	$2.866M	$3.33
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.417B shares	1.394B shares	1.392B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.417B shares		1.411B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.734B	$217.0M	$217.0M
YoY Change	699.08%	48.63%	48.63%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.734B	$217.0M	$217.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$2.078B	$880.0M	$1.075B
YoY Change	93.3%	-4.45%	-0.74%
Inventory	$1.351B	$1.579B	$1.579B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.531B	$1.828B	$1.828B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.694B	$4.699B	$4.699B
YoY Change	42.46%	17.39%	17.39%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.542B	$2.079B	$2.415B
YoY Change	5.26%	16.67%	35.52%
Goodwill		$10.18B
YoY Change		28.63%
Intangibles		$7.886B
YoY Change		23.76%
Long-Term Investments	$918.0M	$264.0M
YoY Change		-12.87%
Other Assets	$4.755B	$1.529B	$5.389B
YoY Change	-11.76%	80.95%	478.84%
Total Long-Term Assets	$24.08B	$25.87B	$25.87B
YoY Change	-6.89%	52.19%	52.19%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.694B	$4.699B	$4.699B
Total Long-Term Assets	$24.08B	$25.87B	$25.87B
Total Assets	$30.78B	$30.57B	$30.57B
YoY Change	0.69%	45.55%	45.55%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$513.0M	$542.0M	$542.0M
YoY Change	-5.35%	55.3%	55.3%
Accrued Expenses	$1.762B	$2.109B	$1.706B
YoY Change	3.28%	-6.1%	11.21%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$13.00M	$1.416B	$1.416B
YoY Change	-99.08%	-37.15%	-37.15%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.681B	$4.866B	$4.866B
YoY Change	-24.35%	-7.49%	-7.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$9.130B	$8.592B	$8.592B
YoY Change	6.26%	78.89%	78.89%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.310B	$2.635B	$2.635B
YoY Change	-12.33%	40.01%	40.01%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.44B	$2.635B	$11.23B
YoY Change	1.9%	40.01%	67.94%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.681B	$4.866B	$4.866B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.44B	$2.635B	$11.23B
Total Liabilities	$15.45B	$7.501B	$16.69B
YoY Change	-7.41%	5.03%	35.97%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$2.253B
YoY Change		-67.6%
Common Stock		$17.58B
YoY Change		1.24%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$1.717B
YoY Change		0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares		248.0M shares
Shareholders Equity	$15.33B	$13.88B	$13.88B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$30.78B	$30.57B	$30.57B
YoY Change	0.69%	45.55%	45.55%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$82.00M	$3.996B	$4.700B
YoY Change	-101.74%	935.23%	181.27%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.123B	$201.0M	$1.011B
YoY Change	11.08%	24.07%	13.09%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.508B	$692.0M	$1.836B
YoY Change	-17.86%	3744.44%	492.26%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$376.0M	-$198.0M	$461.0M
YoY Change	-18.44%	52.31%	45.89%
Acquisitions	$3.000M		$4.382B
YoY Change	-99.93%		202.62%
Other Investing Activities	-$87.00M	$149.0M	-$52.00M
YoY Change	67.31%	-132.04%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$411.0M	-$49.00M	-$5.041B
YoY Change	-91.85%	-91.76%	162.42%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$28.00M		$0.00
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	-$440.0M		$0.00
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$3.560B
YoY Change			491.36%
Cash From Financing Activities	$293.0M	-724.0M	$2.973B
YoY Change	-90.14%	-270.35%	107.61%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.508B	692.0M	$1.836B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$411.0M	-49.00M	-$5.041B
Cash From Financing Activities	$293.0M	-724.0M	$2.973B
Net Change In Cash	$1.388B	-81.00M	-$222.0M
YoY Change	-725.23%	-46.71%	18.09%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.508B	$692.0M	$1.836B
Capital Expenditures	$376.0M	-$198.0M	$461.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.132B	$890.0M	$1.375B
YoY Change	-17.67%	501.35%	-23016.67%

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CY2019	bsx	Share Based Compensation Net Of Tax Benefit ShareBasedCompensationNetOfTaxBenefit	133000000	USD
CY2018	bsx	Share Based Compensation Net Of Tax Benefit ShareBasedCompensationNetOfTaxBenefit	119000000	USD
CY2020	bsx	Compensation Expense Per Share Basic CompensationExpensePerShareBasic	0.10
CY2019	bsx	Compensation Expense Per Share Basic CompensationExpensePerShareBasic	0.10
CY2018	bsx	Compensation Expense Per Share Basic CompensationExpensePerShareBasic	0.09
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CY2019	bsx	Compensation Expense Per Share Diluted CompensationExpensePerShareDiluted	0.09
CY2018	bsx	Compensation Expense Per Share Diluted CompensationExpensePerShareDiluted	0.08
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	3819000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	2992000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	3491000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	41.79
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	40.20
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27.26
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	10.44
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.76
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	8.55
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.23
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.24
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.26
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P5Y9M18D
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P6Y1M6D
CY2018	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1	P6Y
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	26716000	shares
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	13
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	3491000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	4385000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	11
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	519000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	22
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	25304000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	16
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	2992000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	40
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	4872000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	12
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	359000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	23065000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	3819000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	42
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	3096000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	13
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	666000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	23122000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P5Y6M
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	312000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	15105000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	17
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P4Y1M6D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	290000000	USD
CY2020Q4	bsx	Options Expected To Vest OptionsExpectedToVest	7683000	shares
CY2020Q4	bsx	Options Expected To Vest Weighted Average Exercise Price OptionsExpectedToVestWeightedAverageExercisePrice	37
CY2020	bsx	Options Expected To Vest Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life OptionsExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife	P8Y2M12D
CY2020Q4	bsx	Sharebased Compensation Arrangementby Sharebased Payment Award Options Expectedto Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpectedtoVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	22000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	22787000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P5Y4M24D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	312000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	84000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	140000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	90000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	15250000	shares
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	18
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	4375000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	28
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	6194000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	16
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	748000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	22
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	12683000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	22
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	3656000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	39
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	4811000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	20
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	449000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	27
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	11079000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	29
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	3609000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	41
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	4147000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	25
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	554000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	34
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	9987000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	34
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	172000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	193000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	170000000	USD
CY2020	bsx	Fairvalueofmarketbasedawards Fairvalueofmarketbasedawards	8000000	USD
CY2019	bsx	Fairvalueofmarketbasedawards Fairvalueofmarketbasedawards	10000000	USD
CY2018	bsx	Fairvalueofmarketbasedawards Fairvalueofmarketbasedawards	7000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	42.16
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	40.12
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	27.09
CY2020	bsx	Measurementperiodmarketbasedaward Measurementperiodmarketbasedaward	P2Y10M24D
CY2019	bsx	Measurementperiodmarketbasedaward Measurementperiodmarketbasedaward	P2Y10M24D
CY2018	bsx	Measurementperiodmarketbasedaward Measurementperiodmarketbasedaward	P2Y10M24D
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0137
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0248
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0236
CY2020	bsx	Fair Value Of Free Cash Flow Fcf Performance Awards FairValueOfFreeCashFlowFcfPerformanceAwards	6000000	USD
CY2019	bsx	Fair Value Of Free Cash Flow Fcf Performance Awards FairValueOfFreeCashFlowFcfPerformanceAwards	8000000	USD
CY2018	bsx	Fair Value Of Free Cash Flow Fcf Performance Awards FairValueOfFreeCashFlowFcfPerformanceAwards	11000000	USD
CY2020	bsx	Target Payout Of Free Cash Flows Fcf Performance Awards TargetPayoutOfFreeCashFlowsFcfPerformanceAwards	0.89
CY2019	bsx	Target Payout Of Free Cash Flows Fcf Performance Awards TargetPayoutOfFreeCashFlowsFcfPerformanceAwards	0.90
CY2018	bsx	Target Payout Of Free Cash Flows Fcf Performance Awards TargetPayoutOfFreeCashFlowsFcfPerformanceAwards	1.18
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	35.95
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	45.22
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Price SharePrice	35.34
CY2020	bsx	Annualweightedaverageforfeiturerate Annualweightedaverageforfeiturerate	0.05
CY2020Q4	bsx	Unrecognized Compensation Cost Stock Options UnrecognizedCompensationCostStockOptions	35000000	USD
CY2020Q4	bsx	Unrecognized Compensation Cost Non Vested Stock Awards UnrecognizedCompensationCostNonVestedStockAwards	169000000	USD
CY2020Q4	bsx	Unrecognized Compensation Cost UnrecognizedCompensationCost	204000000	USD
CY2020	bsx	Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Period WeightedAverageRemainingVestingPeriod	P1Y8M12D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Authorized ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized	50000000	shares
CY2020	bsx	Amount Of Employees Total Compensation Eligible For Gesop Purchase AmountOfEmployeesTotalCompensationEligibleForGesopPurchase	0.10
CY2020	bsx	Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan Exercise Amountequivalentto85of Fair Market Valueof Common Stockatbeginningorendofeachofferingperiodwhicheverisless GlobalEmployeeStockPurchasePlanExerciseAmountequivalentto85ofFairMarketValueofCommonStockatbeginningorendofeachofferingperiodwhicheverisless	0.85
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Available For Grant ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant	6000000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Employee Stock Purchase Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	1387000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Employee Stock Purchase Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	2196000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Employee Stock Purchase Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	2452000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Weighted Average Purchase Price Of Shares Purchased EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPWeightedAveragePurchasePriceOfSharesPurchased	29.84
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Compensation Expense EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense	10000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Compensation Expense EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense	19000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Compensation Expense EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense	17000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	1416700000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	1391500000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	1381000000.0	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-85000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-79000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	687000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	0	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	19000000.0	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	20400000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	1416700000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	1410600000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	1401400000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Number Of Reportable Segments NumberOfReportableSegments	3	reportablesegments
CY2020	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	9913000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	1422000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	9951000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	10735000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	333000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	311000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	296000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	789000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	699000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	599000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-80000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1518000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1506000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	1000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-831000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	10176000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	5917000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	7886000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2084000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2079000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1782000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	9951000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	10176000000	USD
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