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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Level 1
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange derivative contracts, Fair Value		$ 0
Interest agreement derivative contracts, Fair Value		0
Level 1 \| Foreign exchange derivative contracts
Assets:
Foreign exchange derivative contracts, Fair value		0
Level 1 \| Government, agency, and government-sponsored enterprise obligations
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		0
Level 1 \| Corporate bonds
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		0
Level 1 \| Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		0
Level 1 \| Common stock and equivalents
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		2
Level 2
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange derivative contracts, Fair Value	9	2
Interest agreement derivative contracts, Fair Value	3	3
Level 2 \| Foreign exchange derivative contracts
Assets:
Foreign exchange derivative contracts, Fair value	5	4
Level 2 \| Government, agency, and government-sponsored enterprise obligations
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value	15	15
Level 2 \| Corporate bonds
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value	7	7
Level 2 \| Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value	11	11
Level 2 \| Common stock and equivalents
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange derivative contracts, Fair Value		2
Interest agreement derivative contracts, Fair Value		3
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure \| Foreign exchange derivative contracts
Assets:
Foreign exchange derivative contracts, Fair value		4
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure \| Government, agency, and government-sponsored enterprise obligations
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		15
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure \| Corporate bonds
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		7
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure \| Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		11
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure \| Common stock and equivalents
Assets:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value		$ 2