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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Adjusted Consolidated Total Debt To Consolidated EBITDA Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Adjusted Consolidated Total Debt To Consolidated EBITDA Ratio Following Material Acquisition

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Consolidated EBITDA To Interest Expense Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Consolidated Total Debt To Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, Number Of Increases

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Debt Instrument, Debt Agreement, Interest Rate Increase Upon Failure

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Options To Extend Term

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Debt Instrument, Term, Extension

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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Write Off

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Line Of Credit Facility, Duration Fee Percentage

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for debt, mandatory redeemable security, and principal payment for finance lease obligation.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is not secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt unsecured debt.

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Debt (Narrative) (Detail)						2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Detail)	Sep. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 18, 2020 USD ($)	May 12, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 17, 2020 USD ($) extension increase	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2019 USD ($)	May 04, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 12, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of long-term debt								$ 2,000,000	$ 4,680,000,000	$ 50,000,000
Debt issuance costs							$ 56,000,000		56,000,000
Write off of debt discount and issuance costs									31,000,000
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs							4,000,000	$ 2,000,000	13,000,000	7,000,000
The Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term					5 years
Covenant, adjusted consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio					3.75
Covenant, consolidated EBITDA to interest expense ratio					3.50
Number of options to extend term \| extension					2
Extension term					1 year
Number of potential leverage ratio increases \| increase					2
Covenant, leverage ratio, maximum, potential increase following material acquisition					4.50
Debt payments, excluding refinanced debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of long-term debt							477,000,000		705,000,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant, adjusted consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio		4.50
Covenant, consolidated EBITDA to interest expense ratio		3.50
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of long-term debt							24,000,000		48,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Four Hundred And Twenty Days After Issuance Date
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Resale agreement of notes, interest rate percentage			0.25%
Unsecured Debt \| $300 million notes, due December 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Stated interest rate							5.95%		5.95%
Unsecured Debt \| Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of notes			$ 500,000,000			$ 200,000,000
Debt											$ 1,000,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Unsecured Debt \| $500 million notes, due May 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate			2.95%				2.95%		2.95%
Unsecured Debt \| $500 million notes, due May 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate			3.63%				3.63%		3.63%
Unsecured Debt \| $750 million notes due May 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 750,000,000				$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000
Stated interest rate			4.38%				4.38%		4.38%
Unsecured Debt \| $450 million notes, due December 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of notes	$ 450,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 450,000,000		$ 450,000,000
Stated interest rate							4.45%		4.45%
Unsecured Debt \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 1,750,000,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of long-term debt										$ 41,000,000
Term Loan \| Unsecured Debt \| The Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 1,900,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding credit facility							$ 0		$ 0				$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| The Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured borrowing capacity					$ 750,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument term		364 days
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| The Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage					1.38%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage		2.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum \| The Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage					1.13%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage		1.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum \| The Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage					1.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage		2.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Bridge Loan \| Ninety Days After Acquisition Date
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage increase				0.25%
Duration fee percentage				0.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Bridge Loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage				1.38%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Bridge Loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage				1.63%
Dynetics \| Bridge Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 1,250,000,000
Debt instrument term				364 days