Debt Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2022	Jan. 02, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other long-term debt	$ 126	$ 93
Long-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt	6,974	7,373
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	(712)	(627)
Long-term debt	6,262	6,746
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	6,262	6,746
4.5% U.S. Dollar Notes Due 2046
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	638	638
7.45% U.S. Dollar Debentures Due 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	622	621
2.10% U.S. Dollar Notes Due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	496	496
0.50% Euro Note Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	338	0
4.30% U.S. Dollar Notes Due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	592	596
3.40% U.S. Dollar Notes Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	596	596
3.25% U.S. Dollar Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	744	742
1.25% Euro Note Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	693	748
1.00% Euro Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	695	756
2.65% U.S. Dollar Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	545	542
2.75% U.S. Dollar Note Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	207	204
.80% Euro Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	682	731
1.75% Euro Notes Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 0	$ 610

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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