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Recent Accounting Standard Changes and Developments (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2017 | Jul. 02, 2016 | Jul. 01, 2017 | Jul. 02, 2016
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income per diluted common share | $ 1.63 | $ 1.57 | $ 2.94 | $ 2.72
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member] |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Quantification of adoption of new accounting pronouncement or change in accounting principle | $ (4) |  | $ (12) |
Net income per diluted common share | $ 0.05 |  | $ 0.14 |
Description of prior period information retrospectively adjusted as a result of new accounting pronouncement or change in accounting principle |  |  | In addition, the Company reclassified $4 million of excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation for the first six months of 2016 from cash flows from financing activities to cash flows from operating activities. |

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