Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

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

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The tables below present the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income, including other comprehensive income and reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income in to net earnings for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013 (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 September 28, 2013	securities			instruments		Adjustment			Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at June 29, 2013	$	18		$	3	$	(15	)	$	6
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	—			—		51			51
Amounts reclassified to net earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income	(2		)	—		—			(2		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(2		)	—		51			49
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at September 28, 2013	$	16		$	3	$	36		$	55
	Unrealized			Unrealized		Foreign			Accumulated
	gain (loss) on			gain (loss) on		Currency			Other
	available-for-sale			derivative		Translation			Comprehensive
For the nine months ended September 28, 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		10			14
Amounts reclassified to net earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income	(5		)	—		—			(5		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(4		)	3		10			9
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at September 28, 2013	$	16		$	3	$	36		$	55

The tables below present the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income, including other comprehensive income and reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income in to net earnings for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 (in millions):

	Unrealized			Foreign			Accumulated
	gain (loss) on			Currency			Other
	available-for-sale			Translation			Comprehensive
For the three months ended September 29, 2012	securities			Adjustment			Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at June 30, 2012	$	19		$	(48	)	$	(29	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	4			44			48
Amounts reclassified to net earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income	(3		)	—			(3		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1			44			45
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at September 29, 2012	$	20		$	(4	)	$	16
	Unrealized			Foreign			Accumulated
	gain (loss) on			Currency			Other
	available-for-sale			Translation			Comprehensive
For the nine months ended September 29, 2012	securities			Adjustment			Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at December 31, 2011	$	18		$	(2	)	$	16
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	10			(2		)	8
Amounts reclassified to net earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income	(8		)	—			(8		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	2			(2		)	—
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at September 29, 2012	$	20		$	(4	)	$	16

Schedule of Reclassifcation of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Net Earnings Statement [Table Text Block]

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 for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 (in millions):

Details about accumulated	Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
other comprehensive	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
income components	September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012			September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012			Statements of Earnings Classification
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities:
Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities	$	4		$	5		$	9		$	14		Other expense, net
	(2		)	(2		)	(4		)	(6		)	Income tax expense
	2			3			5			8			Net earnings before noncontrolling interest
	$	2		$	3		$	5		$	8		Net earnings attributable to St. Jude Medical, Inc.