Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	$ 5,560	$ 15,308
Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities:
Net income	10,288	6,754
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	4,990	4,684
Share-based compensation	1,051	1,136
Restructuring and other charges	189	1,786
Amortization of intangibles	999	1,176
(Gains) losses on equity investments, net	(1,372)	(414)
(Gains) losses on divestitures	(387)	0
Deferred taxes	570	(188)
Changes in assets and liabilities:1
Accounts receivable	(1,128)	(100)
Inventories	(1,245)	(118)
Accounts payable	171	188
Accrued compensation and benefits	(551)	(1,874)
Income taxes payable and receivable	979	961
Other assets and liabilities	315	(333)
Total adjustments	4,581	6,904
Net cash provided by operating activities	14,869	13,658
Cash flows provided by (used for) investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(7,709)	(6,095)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(14,499)	(15,151)
Purchases of available-for-sale investments	(1,977)	(7,962)
Sales of available-for-sale investments	4,610	3,793
Maturities of available-for-sale investments	3,488	4,928
Purchases of trading assets	(9,792)	(9,953)
Maturities and sales of trading assets	11,806	7,867
Investments in loans receivable and reverse repurchase agreements	0	(223)
Collection of loans receivable and reverse repurchase agreements	250	911
Investments in non-marketable equity investments	(726)	(893)
Proceeds from divestitures	3,124	0
Other investing	893	405
Net cash used for investing activities	(10,532)	(22,373)
Cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt, net	(5)	426
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs	7,716	2,734
Repayment of debt	(1,502)	0
Proceeds from sales of common stock through employee equity incentive plans	637	1,024
Repurchase of common stock	(3,611)	(2,054)
Restricted stock unit withholdings	(424)	(434)
Payment of dividends to stockholders	(3,794)	(3,692)
Other financing	161	155
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(822)	(1,841)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	3,515	(10,556)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	9,075	4,752
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing activities and cash flow information:
Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,736	1,505
Non-marketable equity investment in McAfee from divestiture	1,078	0
Interest, net of capitalized interest and interest rate swap payments/receipts	386	472
Income taxes, net of refunds	$ 2,328	$ 843