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Restructuring - Summary of Severance Charges and Associated Spending (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2019 | Sep. 29, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jul. 01, 2018 | Apr. 01, 2018 | Dec. 29, 2019 | Dec. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges | $ (251) | $ (128) | $ (142) | $ (90) | $ (227) |  | $ (176) |  | $ (266) | $ (251) | $ (309)
Supply Chain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance ending | 180 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 180 |  |
Supply Chain | Severance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance ending | 164 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164 |  |
Supply Chain | Asset Write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance ending | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Supply Chain | Other(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance ending | $ 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |
Medical Devices |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  | $ (190) |  | $ (107) | (400) |  |
Supply Chain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance beginning |  |  |  | 242 |  |  |  |  | 242 |  |
Activity during the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25) |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (611) |  |
Cash payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (454) |  |
Settled non cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (219) |  |
Reserve balance ending |  |  |  |  | 242 |  |  |  |  | 242 |
Supply Chain | Severance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance beginning |  |  |  | 194 |  |  |  |  | 194 |  |
Activity during the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (35) |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Cash payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (30) |  |
Settled non cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Reserve balance ending |  |  |  |  | 194 |  |  |  |  | 194 |
Supply Chain | Asset Write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance beginning |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Activity during the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (151) |  |
Cash payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Settled non cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (151) |  |
Reserve balance ending |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Supply Chain | Other(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance beginning |  |  |  | $ 48 |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |
Activity during the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (460) |  |
Cash payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (424) |  |
Settled non cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (68) |  |
Reserve balance ending |  |  |  |  | $ 48 |  |  |  |  | 48 |
Medical Devices |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance beginning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267 |  | 267 |
Reserve balance ending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267
Medical Devices | Severance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance beginning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 229 |  | 229 |
Reserve balance ending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 229
Medical Devices | Asset Write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance beginning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Reserve balance ending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Medical Devices | Other(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve balance beginning |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38 |  | $ 38 |
Reserve balance ending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38

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