Segment And Geographic Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2011		Jul. 03, 2010		Jul. 02, 2011		Jul. 03, 2010		Jan. 01, 2011
Net sales	$ 1,446,751		$ 1,312,769		$ 2,822,264		$ 2,574,465
Operating profit	325,084		364,753		647,102		710,760
Total assets	9,095,397				9,095,397				8,566,448
Foreign sales, total	768,424		622,674		1,467,862		1,235,437
Long-lived assets	1,384,516				1,384,516				1,323,931
Total international long-lived assets	390,315				390,315				357,995
Concentration of revenue in a geographic market					5.00%		5.00%
CRM/NMD [Member]
Net sales	896,622		882,835		1,750,061		1,718,866
Operating profit	564,966		556,653		1,100,913		1,080,590
Total assets	2,418,948				2,418,948				2,150,359
CV/AF [Member]
Net sales	550,129		429,934		1,072,203		855,599
Operating profit	288,878		244,397		553,300		488,111
Total assets	3,139,034				3,139,034				3,097,190
Other Segment [Member]
Net sales
Operating profit	(528,760)		(436,297)		(1,007,111)		(857,941)
Total assets	3,537,415				3,537,415				3,318,899
United States [Member]
Net sales	678,327		690,095		1,354,402		1,339,028
Long-lived assets	994,201				994,201				965,936
Europe [Member]
Net sales	410,758		331,443		780,070		668,523
Long-lived assets	99,253				99,253				85,961
Japan [Member]
Net sales	156,714		129,593		304,207		258,255
Long-lived assets	27,570				27,570				25,583
Asia Pacific [Member]
Net sales	106,145		80,419		198,655		149,307
Long-lived assets	77,013				77,013				74,537
Other Countries [Member]
Net sales	94,807	[1]	81,219	[1]	184,930	[1]	159,352	[1]
Long-lived assets	$ 186,479				$ 186,479				$ 171,914

[1] No one geographic market is greater than 5% of consolidated net sales.