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Rollforward of Reserves for Federal State and Foreign Tax Jurisdictions (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 06, 2014	Sep. 07, 2013
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 1,268	$ 2,425
Additions for tax positions related to the current year	205	238
Additions for tax positions from prior years	105	273
Reductions for tax positions from prior years	(42)	(327)
Settlement payments	(74)	(1,306)
Statute of limitations expiration	(36)	(30)
Translation and other	(9)	(5)
Balance, end of period	$ 1,417

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