Fair Value Measurements (Details Textuals) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 29, 2015
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Mar. 30, 2014
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Dec. 28, 2014
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Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities | $ 314,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities | $ 284,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities | |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cumulative Changes in Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges, Effect Net of Tax | (86,000,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax | 141,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax | |
Maximum Length of Time Hedged in Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge | 18 months | ||
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Reclassification of foreign exchange contracts into earnings, period | next 12 months | ||
Weighted average interest rate on non-current debt | 4.05%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate | ||
Excess Of Fair Value Over Carrying Value Of Debt | 2,200,000,000jnj_ExcessOfFairValueOverCarryingValueOfDebt | ||
Other income/(expense), net, related to foreign exchange contracts, non hedging | (84,000,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments | 9,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments | |
Interest Rate Contract | |||
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Derivative notional amounts outstanding | 2,200,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember |
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Foreign exchange contracts | |||
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Derivative notional amounts outstanding | 27,200,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember |
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Cross currency interest rate swaps | |||
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Derivative notional amounts outstanding | $ 2,400,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember |
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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Excess of fair value over carrying value of debt. No definition available.
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Accumulated change, net of tax, in accumulated gains and losses from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges. Includes an entity's share of an equity investee's Increase or Decrease in deferred hedging gains or losses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor as trading. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Description of the transactions or other events that will result in the reclassification into earnings of gains or losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. May include the time period over which gains or losses will be reclassified to earnings. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in earnings in the period from the increase (decrease) in fair value of foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding. No definition available.
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Maximum period of time the entity is hedging its exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Excludes forecasted transactions related to payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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