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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Leverage Ratio Threshold

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Debt Instrument, Maturity Period

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt, specifically the original debt discounts.

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Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost, Excluding Debt Discounts

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to issue debt and obtain financing associated with the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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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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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2015	Mar. 30, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 13,626,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt		$ 13,597,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Debt covenant, leverage ratio threshold	50,000,000
Debt issuance cost	66,000,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs	10,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	12,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost	32,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost, Excluding Debt Discounts	26,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost, Debt Discount	7,000,000
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt collateral limit, capital stock of foreign subsidiaries, percent	65.00%
Japanese Yen Credit Agreement Due July 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity period	3 years
$2.95 billion Term B-1 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	2,122,000,000		2,769,000,000
Repayments of debt	650,000,000
$6.55 billion Term B-2 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	4,283,000,000		5,588,000,000
Repayments of debt	1,310,000,000
4.25% Second Lien Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	3,100,000,000		3,100,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.25%
4.875% Second Lien Senior Notes Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	2,000,000,000		0
Stated interest rate	4.875%
Debt issuance cost	16,000,000
Senior Credit Facilities \| $2.95 billion Term B-1 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	3,000,000,000
Senior Credit Facilities \| $6.55 billion Term B-2 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	6,600,000,000
Senior Credit Facilities \| Term B-1 and B-2 Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	9,500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,000,000,000