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Payment For Repatriation Tax

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to income tax settlements. Including, but not limited to, domestic tax settlement, foreign tax settlement, state and local tax settlement, and other tax settlements.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
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Amount of tax liability from transition tax on accumulated earnings of controlled foreign corporation deemed repatriated pursuant to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Tax Matters - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Tax Matters - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 01, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate for income from continuing operations			13.10%	(22.10%)	12.70%	(5.70%)
Tax benefit due to settlement				$ 1,400
Repatriation tax liability			$ 15,000		$ 15,000
Income Taxes Payable [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Repatriation tax liability			$ 1,400		$ 1,400
Subsequent Event [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Installment payments for repatriation tax		$ 680
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Installment payments for repatriation tax	$ 750