Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales to customers	$ 82,059	$ 81,581	$ 76,450
Cost of products sold	27,556	27,091	25,439
Gross profit	54,503	54,490	51,011
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses	22,178	22,540	21,520
Research and development expense	11,355	10,775	10,594
In-process research and development (Note 5)	890	1,126	408
Interest income	(357)	(611)	(385)
Interest expense, net of portion capitalized (Note 4)	318	1,005	934
Other (income) expense, net	2,525	1,405	(42)
Restructuring (Note 22)	266	251	309
Earnings before provision for taxes on income	17,328	17,999	17,673
Provision for taxes on income (Note 8)	2,209	2,702	16,373
Net earnings	$ 15,119	$ 15,297	$ 1,300
Net earnings per share (Notes 1 and 15)
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 5.72	$ 5.70	$ 0.48
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 5.63	$ 5.61	$ 0.47
Average shares outstanding (Notes 1 and 15)
Basic (in shares)	2,645.1	2,681.5	2,692.0
Diluted (in shares)	2,684.3	2,728.7	2,745.3