Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Apr. 02, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales to customers (Note 9)	$ 21,383	$ 20,894
Sales to customers percent to sales	100.00%	100.00%
Cost of products sold	$ 6,511	$ 6,687
Cost of products sold percent to sales	30.40%	32.00%
Gross profit	$ 14,872	$ 14,207
Gross Profit Percent To Sales	69.60%	68.00%
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses	$ 5,257	$ 4,906
Selling marketing and administrative expenses percent to sales	24.60%	23.50%
Research and development expense	$ 3,542	$ 3,455
Research and development expense percent to sales	16.60%	16.60%
In-process research and development impairments	$ 0	$ 49
In-process research and development percent to sales	0.00%	0.20%
Interest income	$ (364)	$ (198)
Interest income percent to sales	(1.70%)	(0.90%)
Interest expense, net of portion capitalized	$ 155	$ 212
Interest expense, net of portion capitalized percent to sales	0.70%	1.00%
Other (income) expense, net	$ 2,404	$ 6,940
Other (income) expense, net percent to sales	11.20%	33.20%
Restructuring (Note 12)	$ 164	$ 130
Restructuring charge percent to sales	0.80%	0.60%
Earnings (loss) before provision for taxes on income	$ 3,714	$ (1,287)
Earnings before provision for taxes on income percent to sales	17.40%	(6.20%)
Provision for (benefit from) taxes on income (Note 5)	$ 459	$ (796)
Provision for taxes on income percent to sales	2.20%	(3.90%)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$ 3,255	$ (491)
Net earnings from continuing operations percent of sales	15.20%	(2.30%)
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0	$ 423
Net earnings	$ 3,255	$ (68)
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
Continuing operations - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.35	$ (0.19)
Discontinued operations - basic (in dollars per share)	0	0.16
Total net earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	1.35	(0.03)
Continuing operations - diluted (in dollars per share)	1.34	(0.19)
Discontinued operations - diluted (in dollars per share)	0	0.16
Total net earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.34	$ (0.03)
Avg. shares outstanding
Basic (shares)	2,408.2	2,605.5
Diluted (shares)	2,430.1	2,605.5