| Submission | Nov. 14, 2024 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0000882095 |
| Registrant Name | GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. |
| Registration File Number | 333-273745 |
| Form Type | S-3 |
| Submission Type | 424B5 |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings | Nov. 14, 2024 USD ($) |
| Offering: 1 | |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Rule 457(r) | true |
| Security Type | Debt |
| Security Class Title | 4.80% Notes due 2029 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 749,910,000 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01531% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 114,811.22 |
| Offering Note | Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act, as amended, the registrant initially deferred payment of all of the registration fee for Registration Statement No. 333-273745 filed by the registrant on August 4, 2023. |
| Offering: 2 | |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Rule 457(r) | true |
| Security Type | Debt |
| Security Class Title | 5.10% Notes due 2035 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 995,990,000 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01531% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 152,486.07 |
| Offering Note | Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act, as amended, the registrant initially deferred payment of all of the registration fee for Registration Statement No. 333-273745 filed by the registrant on August 4, 2023. |
| Offering: 3 | |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Rule 457(r) | true |
| Security Type | Debt |
| Security Class Title | 5.50% Notes due 2054 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 997,090,000 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01531% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 152,654.48 |
| Offering Note | Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act, as amended, the registrant initially deferred payment of all of the registration fee for Registration Statement No. 333-273745 filed by the registrant on August 4, 2023. |
| Offering: 4 | |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Rule 457(r) | true |
| Security Type | Debt |
| Security Class Title | 5.60% Notes due 2064 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 744,675,000 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01531% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 114,009.74 |
| Offering Note | Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act, as amended, the registrant initially deferred payment of all of the registration fee for Registration Statement No. 333-273745 filed by the registrant on August 4, 2023. |
| Fees Summary | Nov. 14, 2024 USD ($) |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 3,487,665,000 |
| Previously Paid Amount | 0 |
| Total Fee Amount | 533,961.51 |
| Total Offset Amount | $ 0 |
| Narrative Disclosure | |
| Net Fee | $ 533,961.51 |
| Narrative - Max Aggregate Offering Price | $ 3,487,665,000 |
| Final Prospectus | true |
