Pretax remeasurement charge as a result of moving from the CENCOEX rate to the SIMADI rate in Venezuela.

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The reporting currency-denominated asset value.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Foreign exchange rate used to remeasure amounts denominated in a currency other than functional currency into functional currency.

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Venezuela - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Venezuela - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($)
Venezuela Remeasurement Charge, Pretax	$ 152
Net Monetary Asset Devaluation [Member]
Venezuela Remeasurement Charge, Pretax	47
Inventory Valuation Reserve [Member]
Venezuela Remeasurement Charge, Pretax	56
Asset impairment
Venezuela Remeasurement Charge, Pretax	$ 49
SIMADI \| Venezuelan bolívar fuerte
Foreign exchange rate		199.2
SICAD \| Venezuelan bolívar fuerte
Foreign exchange rate		13.5
Cencoex Formerly Known As Cadivi [Member]
Net monetary assets			$ 100
Cencoex Formerly Known As Cadivi [Member] \| Venezuelan bolívar fuerte
Foreign exchange rate	6.3
Selling General and Administrative Expenses
Venezuela Remeasurement Charge, Pretax	$ 3
Cost of Goods
Venezuela Remeasurement Charge, Pretax	100
Other Income (Expense), Net
Venezuela Remeasurement Charge, Pretax	$ 49
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| Venezuela \| Net Sales
Percentage of net sales		2.00%