Segment, Geographic and Other Revenue Information - Revenues By Geographic Area (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jul. 03, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015	Jul. 03, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	[1],[2]	$ 13,147	$ 11,853	$ 26,152	$ 22,717
Percentage Change In Revenue	[2]	11.00%		15.00%
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	[2]	$ 6,335	4,994	$ 12,960	9,428
Percentage Change In Revenue	[2]	27.00%		37.00%
Developed Europe [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	[2],[3]	$ 2,440	2,380	$ 4,810	4,691
Percentage Change In Revenue	[2],[3]	3.00%		3.00%
Developed Rest Of World [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	[2],[4]	$ 1,718	1,558	$ 3,238	3,050
Percentage Change In Revenue	[2],[4]	10.00%		6.00%
Emerging Markets [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	[2],[5]	$ 2,655	$ 2,921	$ 5,143	$ 5,548
Percentage Change In Revenue	[2],[5]	(9.00%)		(7.00%)

[1] Amounts may not add due to rounding.

[2] On September 3, 2015, we acquired Hospira. Commencing from the acquisition date, our condensed consolidated statement of income includes the operating results of Hospira. As a result, legacy Hospira operations are included in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the second quarter and first six months of 2016, but not for the second quarter and first six months of 2015. See Note 2A for additional information.

[3] Developed Europe region includes the following markets: Western Europe, Finland and the Scandinavian countries. Revenues denominated in euros were $1.9 billion and $1.8 billion in the second quarter of 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $3.7 billion and $3.6 billion in the first six months of 2016 and 2015, respectively.

[4] Developed Rest of World region includes the following markets: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

[5] Emerging Markets region includes, but is not limited to, the following markets: Asia (excluding Japan and South Korea), Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, the Middle East and Turkey.