Income Taxes (Details Textuals) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 29, 2015
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Mar. 30, 2014
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Income Tax (Textuals) | ||
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations | 22.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 12.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |
other tax item | $ (398,000,000)jnj_Othertaxitem | |
Other tax item percent | 7.30%jnj_Othertaxitempercent | |
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 2,500,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
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other tax item No definition available.
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Other tax item percent No definition available.
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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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