Our Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 12, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010	Dec. 26, 2009
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of net revenue represented by Wal-Mart(including Sam's)		11.00%
Sales incentives and discounts accounted for as a reduction of revenue		$ 34,600,000,000	$ 29,100,000,000	$ 12,900,000,000
Incentive arrangements		288,000,000	296,000,000
Advertising and other marketing activities		3,500,000,000	3,400,000,000	2,800,000,000
Advertising expenses		1,900,000,000	1,900,000,000	1,700,000,000
Deferred advertising costs		163,000,000	158,000,000
Shipping and handling expenses		9,200,000,000	7,700,000,000	5,600,000,000
Software amortization		156,000,000	137,000,000	119,000,000
Net capitalized software and development costs		1,300,000,000	1,100,000,000
Research and development costs		525,000,000	488,000,000	414,000,000
One-time related tax charge	$ 41,000,000
Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Software estimated useful lives, minimum, years		5
Software estimated useful lives, maximum, years		10