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Debt (Schedule Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt $ 3,866us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 3,580us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Long-term debt 2,273us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 3,518us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Less: current debt obligations 1,593us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 62us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Loans Payable [Member] | Term loan due June 2015 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 500us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_TermloandueJune2015Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
500us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_TermloandueJune2015Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
Loans Payable [Member] | Term loan due August 2015 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 250us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_TermloandueAugust2015Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_TermloandueAugust2015Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
Senior Notes [Member] | 2.50% Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 506us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
512us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes [Member] | 3.25% Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty-three [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 896us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_ThreePointTwentyFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
896us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_ThreePointTwentyFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes [Member] | 4.75% Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Fourty-three [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 696us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_FourPointSeventyFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFourtyThreeMemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
696us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_FourPointSeventyFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFourtyThreeMemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes [Member] | 1.58% Yen-Denominated Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 68us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_OnePointFiveEightPercentYenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
78us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_OnePointFiveEightPercentYenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes [Member] | 2.04% Yen-Denominated Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 107us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_TwoPointZeroFourPercentYenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
122us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_TwoPointZeroFourPercentYenDenominatedSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Line of Credit [Member] | Yen Denominated Credit Facilities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 54us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_YenDenominatedCreditFacilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
62us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_YenDenominatedCreditFacilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Commercial Paper [Member] | Commercial paper borrowings [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt $ 789us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_CommercialPaperBorrowingMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
$ 714us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= stj_CommercialPaperBorrowingMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember