Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Sales to customers (Note 9)	$ 17,575	$ 17,052	$ 52,957	$ 49,666
Sales to customers percent to sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Cost of products sold	5,344	5,597	16,387	15,655
Cost of products sold percent to sales	30.40%	32.80%	30.90%	31.50%
Gross profit	12,231	11,455	36,570	34,011
Gross Profit Percent To Sales	69.60%	67.20%	69.10%	68.50%
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses	5,314	5,228	15,913	15,208
Selling marketing and administrative expenses percent to sales	30.20%	30.60%	30.00%	30.60%
Research and development expense	2,042	1,923	5,772	5,334
Research and development expense percent to sales	11.60%	11.30%	10.90%	10.70%
In-process research and development	178	679	242	1,108
In-process research and development percent to sales	1.00%	4.00%	0.50%	2.20%
Interest income	(18)	(15)	(56)	(46)
Interest income percent to sales	(0.10%)	(0.10%)	(0.10%)	(0.10%)
Interest expense, net of portion capitalized	105	135	348	425
Interest expense, net of portion capitalized percent to sales	0.60%	0.80%	0.70%	0.90%
Other (income) expense, net	943	(90)	1,630	1,307
Other (income) expense, net percent to sales	5.40%	(0.50%)	3.10%	2.70%
Earnings before provision for taxes on income	3,667	3,595	12,721	10,675
Earnings before provision for taxes on income percent to sales	20.90%	21.10%	24.00%	21.50%
Provision for taxes on income (Note 5)	685	966	2,409	2,728
Provision for taxes on income perent to sales	3.90%	5.70%	4.50%	5.50%
NET EARNINGS	2,982	2,629	10,312	7,947
Net Earnings percent to sales	17.00%	15.40%	19.50%	16.00%
Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	0	339	0	339
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest percent to sales	0.00%	2.00%	0.00%	0.70%
NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON	$ 2,982	$ 2,968	$ 10,312	$ 8,286
Net earnings attributable to Johnson & Johnson percent to sales	17.00%	17.40%	19.50%	16.70%
NET EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON (Note 8)
Basic	$ 1.06	$ 1.08	$ 3.68	$ 3.02
Diluted	$ 1.04	$ 1.05	$ 3.58	$ 2.96
CASH DIVIDENDS PER SHARE	$ 0.66	$ 0.61	$ 1.93	$ 1.79
AVG. SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	2,818.4	2,757.4	2,805.6	2,747.1
Diluted	2,881.2	2,818.1	2,879.0	2,805.0