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Capital and Treasury Stock
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract]  
Capital and Treasury Stock
Capital and Treasury Stock
Changes in treasury stock were:
 
 
Treasury Stock
(Amounts in Millions Except Treasury Stock Shares in Thousands)
 
Shares
 
Amount
Balance at December 28, 2014
 
336,620

 
$
19,891

Employee compensation and stock option plans
 
(24,413
)
 
(2,497
)
Repurchase of common stock
 
52,474

 
5,290

Balance at January 3, 2016
 
364,681

 
22,684

Employee compensation and stock option plans
 
(30,839
)
 
(3,311
)
Repurchase of common stock
 
79,490

 
8,979

Balance at January 1, 2017
 
413,332

 
28,352

Employee compensation and stock option plans
 
(25,508
)
 
(3,156
)
Repurchase of common stock
 
49,494

 
6,358

Balance at December 31, 2017
 
437,318

 
$
31,554



Aggregate shares of common stock issued were approximately 3,119,843,000 shares at the end of 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Cash dividends paid were $3.32 per share in 2017, compared with dividends of $3.15 per share in 2016, and $2.95 per share in 2015.
On October 13, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $10.0 billion of the Company's shares of common stock. This share repurchase program was completed as of July 2, 2017.
On July 21, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $5.0 billion of the Company's shares of common stock. This share repurchase program was completed on April 28, 2015.