Product And Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales from external customers for the Company's six major product categories (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
Net Sales	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013		September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013
ICD systems	$	422	$	418	$	1,320	$	1,299
Pacemaker systems	266		264		788		779
Atrial fibrillation products	253		235		761		705
Vascular products	169		168		521		521
Structural heart products	155		149		480		464
Neuromodulation products	107		104		313		311
	$	1,372	$	1,338	$	4,183	$	4,079

Net Sales By Geographic Location

The following table presents net sales by significant country based on customer location (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
Net Sales	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013		September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013
United States	$	666	$	646	$	1,979	$	1,955
Japan	132		142		398		418
Other foreign countries	574		550		1,806		1,706
	$	1,372	$	1,338	$	4,183	$	4,079

Schedule Of Long-Lived Assets By Geographic Location

The amounts for long-lived assets by significant geographic market include net property, plant and equipment by physical location of the asset as follows (in millions):

Long-Lived Assets	September 27, 2014		December 28, 2013
United States	$	1,012	$	1,045
Other foreign countries	348		365
	$	1,360	$	1,410