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Capital and Treasury Stock (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
Changes in Treasury Stock | Changes in treasury stock were:
|  | Treasury Stock
(Amounts in Millions Except Treasury Stock Shares in Thousands) |  | Shares |  | Amount
Balance at December 28, 2014 |  | 336,620 |  |  | $ | 19,891 |
Employee compensation and stock option plans |  | (24,413 | ) |  | (2,497 | )
Repurchase of common stock |  | 52,474 |  |  | 5,290 |
Balance at January 3, 2016 |  | 364,681 |  |  | 22,684 |
Employee compensation and stock option plans |  | (30,839 | ) |  | (3,311 | )
Repurchase of common stock |  | 79,490 |  |  | 8,979 |
Balance at January 1, 2017 |  | 413,332 |  |  | 28,352 |
Employee compensation and stock option plans |  | (25,508 | ) |  | (3,156 | )
Repurchase of common stock |  | 49,494 |  |  | 6,358 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | 437,318 |  |  | $ | 31,554 |

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