Adjustments made to the value of intangible assets not subject to amortization

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[Line Items] for Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Table]

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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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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Amount of amortization expense for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life expected to be recognized during the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Contribution to joint venture				$ (5)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
Amortization				5	$ 6
Estimated annual amortization expense in year one				$ 7
Tolaram
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Contribution to joint venture			$ (5)
North America Other
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business		$ 18
Europe
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business \| €	€ 5