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Accounts Receivable Factoring (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales [Line Items]
Maximum uncollected receivables available	$ 125		€ 150
Sale of account receivables	857	$ 248
Accounts receivables sold	92			$ 60
Cash collections not yet remitted to banks	106			$ 33
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales [Line Items]
Deposits	$ 29