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Face (par) amount of debt instrument that was tendered for repurchase.

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Debt Instrument, Tender Offer Price, Percentage of Principal Amount

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Gross amount of tender offer of debt extinguished.

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Extinguishment of Debt, Redemption

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Loss on Extinguishment fo Debt, Tender Offer Fees

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Payments for Redemption of Debt, Including Interest

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Payments for Settlement of Tender Offers, Including Interest

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Date the debt instrument was repurchased, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of cash paid for interest. Includes, but is not limited to, payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Debt - Debt Outstanding, Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 06, 2018	Jun. 06, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest					$ 97,000,000	$ 83,000,000
Principal Tendered			$ (48,000,000)	$ 0	$ (48,000,000)	$ 0
Redemption price of senior notes as percentage of principal amount redeemed (percent)					101.00%
3.85% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date of Issuance		Jun. 06, 2018
Amount Issued			800,000,000		$ 800,000,000
Discount			$ 2,000,000		2,000,000
Net Cash Proceeds(2)					$ 792,000,000
Effective Interest Rate			3.89%		3.89%
Redemption at Treasury Rate(3)(4)		0.20%
4.40% Senior Notes due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date of Issuance		Jun. 06, 2018
Amount Issued			$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Discount			$ 1,000,000		1,000,000
Net Cash Proceeds(2)					$ 990,000,000
Effective Interest Rate			4.41%		4.41%
Redemption at Treasury Rate(3)(4)		0.25%
Notes due 2023 and 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt		$ 1,782,000,000
5.20% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes		5.20%
Aggregate principal included in tender offer		$ 1,000,000,000
4.75% Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes		4.75%
Aggregate principal included in tender offer		$ 800,000,000
5.20% Senior Notes due 2019, Settled under Tender Offers [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Tender Offer Date		Jun. 06, 2018
Aggregate principal included in tender offer		$ 1,000,000,000
Principal Tendered		$ 683,000,000
Tender Premium		103.282%
Cash Tendered		$ 705,000,000
Interest		5,000,000
Total Cash Payments Tendered		710,000,000
Principal Tendered		$ 24,000,000
4.75% Senior Notes due 2020, Settled under Tender Offers [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Tender Offer Date		Jun. 06, 2018
Aggregate principal included in tender offer		$ 800,000,000
Principal Tendered		$ 535,000,000
Tender Premium		104.092%
Cash Tendered		$ 557,000,000
Interest		10,000,000
Total Cash Payments Tendered		567,000,000
Principal Tendered		24,000,000
Notes Settled under Tender Offers [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Tender offer fees included in debt retirement charge		1,000,000
Non-cash portion of debt retirement charge		$ 3,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| Prior to May 15, 2023 and March 15, 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price of senior notes as percentage of principal amount redeemed (percent)					100.00%
Minimum [Member] \| On or After May 15, 2023 and March 15, 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price of senior notes as percentage of principal amount redeemed (percent)					100.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 5.20% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest	$ 4,000,000
Principal Tendered	$ 10,000,000
Redemption Date	Jul. 06, 2018
Aggregate Amount, Redemption	$ 317,000,000
Redemption price of senior notes as percentage of principal amount redeemed (percent)	103.048%
Redemption Cash Payments	$ 327,000,000
Total Cash Payments for Redemptions	331,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 4.75% Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest	6,000,000
Principal Tendered	$ 11,000,000
Redemption Date	Jul. 06, 2018
Aggregate Amount, Redemption	$ 265,000,000
Redemption price of senior notes as percentage of principal amount redeemed (percent)	103.818%
Redemption Cash Payments	$ 275,000,000
Total Cash Payments for Redemptions	281,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Redemption of Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-cash portion of debt retirement charge	$ 1,000,000