Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Entity Central Index Key	0000200406
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,821,438,423