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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2017	Apr. 03, 2016
Income Tax (Textuals)
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations	20.70%	15.80%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Business Combination, Percent	3.80%
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation	3.60%	3.10%
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 3.1

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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