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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2017 | Oct. 02, 2016
Income Tax (Textuals) |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations | 20.50% | 17.80%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Business Combination, Percent | 1.40% |
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation | 2.10% | 2.20%
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 3.3 |

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