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Borrowings (Details Textual) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Borrowings (Textual) [Abstract]        
Excess of fair value over carrying value of debt   $ 2,200,000,000jnj_ExcessOfFairValueOverCarryingValueOfDebt $ 1,400,000,000jnj_ExcessOfFairValueOverCarryingValueOfDebt  
Initiation date of credit facility   Sep. 18, 2014    
Borrowing capacity under credit facility 10,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity 10,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity    
Expiration date of credit facility   Sep. 17, 2015    
Short-term borrowings and the current portion of long-term debt 3,600,000,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent 3,600,000,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent    
Borrowed under the commercial paper program 3,100,000,000us-gaap_LongTermCommercialPaperCurrent 3,100,000,000us-gaap_LongTermCommercialPaperCurrent    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt $ 2,000,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt $ 2,098,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt $ 3,607,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt $ 45,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt