Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Text Block]

NOTE 9 – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The tables below present the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income, including current period other comprehensive income and reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (in millions):

	Unrealized		Unrealized	Foreign		Accumulated
	gain (loss) on		gain (loss) on	Currency		Other
	available-for-sale		derivative	Translation		Comprehensive
For the three months ended March 30, 2013	securities		instruments	Adjustment		Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at December 29, 2012	20		—	26		46
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(1	)	3	(27	)	(25	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—	—		—
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(1	)	3	(27	)	(25	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at March 30, 2013	19		3	(1	)	21

	Unrealized		Unrealized	Foreign		Accumulated
	gain (loss) on		gain (loss) on	Currency		Other
	available-for-sale		derivative	Translation		Comprehensive
For the three months ended March 31, 2012	securities		instruments	Adjustment		Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at December 31, 2011	18		—	(2	)	16
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	2		—	38		40
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(2	)	—	—		(2	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—	38		38
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at March 31, 2012	18		—	36		54

The table below provides details about reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income and the line items impacted in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in millions):

	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
Details about accumulated other	Three Months Ended
comprehensive income components	March 31, 2012		Statements of Earnings Classification
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities:
Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities	3		Other expense, net
	(1	)	Income tax expense
	2		Net earnings before noncontrolling interest
	2		Net earnings attributable to St. Jude Medical, Inc.