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Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 28, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 28, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 29, 2020 | Dec. 29, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | $ 12,734 |  | $ 12,734 |  |  | $ 11,569
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets | 1,100 | $ 1,100 | $ 2,200 | $ 2,200 |  |
Patents And Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted-Average Useful Life |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Customer relationships and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Textuals) |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted-Average Useful Life |  |  | 21 years |  |  |
Purchased In-Process Research And Development |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | $ 5,807 |  | $ 5,807 |  |  | $ 4,647
Purchased In-Process Research And Development | bermekimab |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) |  |  |  |  | $ 800 |
Purchased In-Process Research And Development | Verb Surgical Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) |  |  |  |  | $ 400 |

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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 + Details
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- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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