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Accounts Receivable Factoring (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
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Maximum uncollected receivables available				€ 150	$ 125
Sale of account receivables	$ 413	$ 162
Accounts receivables sold	77		$ 70
Cash collections not yet remitted to banks	123		142
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales [Line Items]
Deposits	$ 33		$ 24