Unamortized Gains on Interest Rate Swap Terminations

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt and Credit Facilities Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 5,376,000,000			$ 5,132,000,000
Adjustments for unamortized gains on interest rate swap terminations	(2,000,000)			(3,000,000)
Less: current portion	(212,000,000)			(16,000,000)
Long-term debt	5,162,000,000			5,113,000,000
Line of Credit \| $2.2 billion unsecured revolving credit facility due April 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	200,000,000			0
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 800,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility 2017 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 2,200,000,000
Senior Notes \| 3.75% senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.75%	3.75%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 0			550,000,000
Senior Notes \| 3.5% senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.50%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 323,000,000			597,000,000
Senior Notes \| 4.0% senior notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.00%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 582,000,000			593,000,000
Senior Notes \| 1.75% senior convertible notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.75%
Senior Notes \| 6.5% debentures due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.50%
Senior Notes \| 7.5% debentures due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	7.50%
Senior Notes \| 4.6% senior notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.60%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 692,000,000			691,000,000
Senior Notes \| 6.5% debentures due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.50%
Senior Notes \| 4.6% senior notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.60%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 804,000,000			804,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.3% senior notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.30%	2.30%
Senior Notes \| 6.625% senior notes due 2037
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.625%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 37,000,000			37,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5.5% senior notes due 2044
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.50%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 396,000,000			396,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5.22% debentures due 2097
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.22%
Convertible Notes \| 1.75% senior convertible notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.75%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 993,000,000			988,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 6.5% debentures due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	70,000,000			72,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 7.5% debentures due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	252,000,000			254,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 6.5% debentures due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	24,000,000			24,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 2.3% senior notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	892,000,000			0
Unsecured Debt \| 5.22% debentures due 2097
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	92,000,000			91,000,000
Other long-term debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 19,000,000			$ 35,000,000