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Description of target allocation percentages, or range of percentages, considering the major categories of plan assets as of the latest statement of financial position presented (on a weighted-average basis for employers with more than one plan) that are pertinent to an understanding of the plan investment policies and strategies.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Percentage of fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of plan assets held.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets, Pension Plans) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities		100.00%	100.00%
UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities		100.00%	100.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		45.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		40.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		45.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		50.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Trading Assets, Excluding Debt and Equity Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Trading Assets, Excluding Debt and Equity Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		55.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		50.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		55.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		60.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Trading Assets, Excluding Debt and Equity Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		5.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Trading Assets, Excluding Debt and Equity Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit, Target Asset Allocation Percentage		5.00%
Other Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities		0.00%	1.00%
Other Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities		0.00%	0.00%
Debt Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities		49.00%	51.00%
Debt Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities		59.00%	59.00%
Equity Securities [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities		51.00%	48.00%
Equity Securities [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities		41.00%	41.00%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage	1
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| UNITED STATES
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage	1