Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014 claim	Oct. 01, 2017 USD ($) patient claimant	Oct. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2017 USD ($) patents patient claimant	Oct. 02, 2016 USD ($)
ASR
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product Liability Contingency Number Of Claimants		2,000		2,000
Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product Liability Contingency Number Of Claimants		9,900		9,900
Pelvic Meshes
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product Liability Contingency Number Of Claimants		54,300		54,300
Risperdal
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product Liability Contingency Number Of Claimants		13,900		13,900
Xarelto
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product Liability Contingency Number Of Claimants		21,400		21,400
Talc
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product Liability Contingency Number Of Claimants		5,500		5,500
Invokana
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product Liability Contingency Number Of Claimants		1,100		1,100
Pending Litigation | Talc
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number | claim	2
Investigative Demands [Member]
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Litigation Settlement, Expense | $				$ 4
DePuy ASR U.S. | settled litigation
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Number of patients in settlement | patient		10,000		10,000
Medinol Ltd. [Member]
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Number | patents				4
Medical Devices [Member]
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Litigation Settlement, Expense | $		$ 100	$ 100	$ 500	$ 700