Employee Equity Incentive Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2020	Apr. 03, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Current dividends payable	$ 47	$ 62
Long-term dividend payable	$ 10	$ 31
Award modification term, vesting percentage	50.00%
Expense associated with stock-based award modifications	$ 13
General and Administrative Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expense associated with stock-based award modifications	3
Selling and Marketing Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expense associated with stock-based award modifications	1
Research and development expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expense associated with stock-based award modifications	2
Continuing operations restructuring costs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expense associated with stock-based award modifications	$ 7
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award modification term, percentage of unvested equity	0.00%
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award modification term, percentage of unvested equity	150.00%
Liability-Classified Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized stock-based compensation costs related to our unvested stock-based awards	$ 66
Unrecognized stock-based compensation costs, estimated weighted-average amortization period	1 year 2 months 12 days

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