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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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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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Segments of Business and Geographic Areas - Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2017	Apr. 02, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Oct. 02, 2016	Jul. 03, 2016	Apr. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 03, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to Customers	$ 20,195	$ 19,650	$ 18,839	$ 17,766	$ 18,106	$ 17,820	$ 18,482	$ 17,482	$ 76,450	$ 71,890	$ 70,074
Identifiable Assets	157,303				141,208				157,303	141,208
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other Non Long Lived Assets	55,164				75,615				55,164	75,615
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to Customers									76,450	71,890	70,074
Long-Lived Assets	100,996				64,403				100,996	64,403
United States \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to Customers									39,863	37,811	35,687
Long-Lived Assets	38,556				36,934				38,556	36,934
Europe \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to Customers									17,126	15,770	15,995
Long-Lived Assets	56,677				21,996				56,677	21,996
Western Hemisphere excluding U.S. \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to Customers									6,041	5,734	6,045
Long-Lived Assets	2,990				2,961				2,990	2,961
Asia-Pacific, Africa \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to Customers									13,420	12,575	12,347
Long-Lived Assets	2,773				2,512				2,773	2,512
General Corporate \| Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	$ 1,143				$ 1,190				1,143	1,190
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to Customers									$ 76,450	$ 71,890	$ 70,074
Sales Revenue, Net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)											12.50%
Sales Revenue, Net \| Wholesaler 1
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)									14.00%	13.50%
Sales Revenue, Net \| Wholesaler 2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)									10.00%	10.70%