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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The difference between the reacquisition price and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt recognized currently as a component of income in the period of extinguishment, net of tax.

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Per share impact of the gain (loss) on the extinguishment of debt, net of applicable taxes.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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- Definition

Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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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Debt Obligations and Commitments (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, R in Billions	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 08, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 28, 2019 ZAR (R)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Average Outstanding Amount									$ 0
Line of Credit, Swing Line Subfacility							$ 750,000,000		750,000,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount								$ 1,600,000,000		$ 1,600,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	0	(253,000,000)		253,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Gain (Loss), Net of Tax										$ 191,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Gain (Loss), Per Share, Net of Tax \| $ / shares										$ 0.13
International Divisions
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding							$ 69,000,000		$ 69,000,000
Two Point Eight Seven Five Percent Notes Due 2049 [Member] \| Notes Due 2049 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt							2.875%		2.875%		2.875%
Fixed and floating rate notes issued							$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Four Point Five Zero Percent Notes Due 2020 [Member] \| Note Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount							$ 1,000,000,000.0		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Interest rate on debt							4.50%		4.50%		4.50%
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount							$ 1,000,000,000.0		$ 1,000,000,000.0
364-Day Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity							3,750,000,000	3,750,000,000	3,750,000,000	$ 3,750,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							4,500,000,000		4,500,000,000
Five-year Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (Five-Year Credit Agreement Member) [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity							3,750,000,000	$ 3,750,000,000	3,750,000,000	$ 3,750,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							4,500,000,000		4,500,000,000
Pioneer Bridge Loan Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity							$ 1,800,000,000		1,800,000,000		R 25.0
Line of Credit Facility, Average Outstanding Amount									$ 0