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Segments of Business and Geographic Areas (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Sales by geographic area    
Sales $ 17,374us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 18,115us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Percentage Change In Sales By Geographic Area (4.10%)jnj_PercentageChangeInSalesByGeographicArea  
UNITED STATES    
Sales by geographic area    
Sales 8,692us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
8,204us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Percentage Change In Sales By Geographic Area 5.90%jnj_PercentageChangeInSalesByGeographicArea
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
 
Europe    
Sales by geographic area    
Sales 4,040us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
4,885us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Percentage Change In Sales By Geographic Area (17.30%)jnj_PercentageChangeInSalesByGeographicArea
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
 
Western Hemisphere, excluding U.S.    
Sales by geographic area    
Sales 1,639us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= jnj_WesternHemisphereExcludingUSMember
1,695us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= jnj_WesternHemisphereExcludingUSMember
Percentage Change In Sales By Geographic Area (3.30%)jnj_PercentageChangeInSalesByGeographicArea
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= jnj_WesternHemisphereExcludingUSMember
 
Asia-Pacific, Africa    
Sales by geographic area    
Sales $ 3,003us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= jnj_AsiaPacificAfricaMember
$ 3,331us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= jnj_AsiaPacificAfricaMember
Percentage Change In Sales By Geographic Area (9.80%)jnj_PercentageChangeInSalesByGeographicArea
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= jnj_AsiaPacificAfricaMember