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Divestiures, West Africa Investments and Acquisitions Multipro Acquisition Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 02, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	May 02, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal			$ 0	$ 0	$ 200
Goodwill			$ 5,799	$ 5,861	6,050
Multipro
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity method investment incremental ownership percentage						1.00%
Purchase price adjustments					$ 1
Equity method investment ownership percentage					51.00%
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal		$ 245			$ 245
Tolaram Africa Foods (TAF) PTE LTD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross	$ 419
Equity method investment ownership percentage						50.00%
TAF Investment in Affiliated Food Manufacturer
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage						49.00%
Affiliated Food Manufacturer
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage						24.50%
Multipro and Tolaram Africa Foods PTE LTD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate consideration paid and fair value of previously held equity investment					626
Aggregate consideration paid and fair value of previously held equity investment, net of cash acquired					$ 617