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Tax Matters (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Tax Provision (Benefit) on Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) |
The following table provides the components of Tax provision/(benefit) on other comprehensive income:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) |  | October 1, 2017 |  |  | October 2, 2016 |  |  | October 1, 2017 |  |  | October 2, 2016 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net(a) |  | $ | (62 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (192 | ) |  | $ | (15 | )
Unrealized holding losses on derivative financial instruments, net |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 30 |  |  | (192 | )
Reclassification adjustments for realized (gains)/losses |  | (29 | ) |  | 32 |  |  | (169 | ) |  | 81 |
|  | (1 | ) |  | 32 |  |  | (139 | ) |  | (112 | )
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities, net |  | 37 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 106 |
Reclassification adjustments for realized gains |  | (49 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (45 | ) |  | (16 | )
|  | (12 | ) |  | 26 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 90 |
Benefit plans: actuarial losses, net |  | (37 | ) |  | (31 | ) |  | (15 | ) |  | (39 | )
Reclassification adjustments related to amortization |  | 60 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 152 |  |  | 140 |
Reclassification adjustments related to settlements, net |  | 22 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 27 |
Other |  | (33 | ) |  | 14 |  |  | (46 | ) |  | 5 |
|  | 11 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 133 |
Benefit plans: prior service (costs)/credits and other, net |  | — |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 66 |
Reclassification adjustments related to amortization |  | (17 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | (50 | ) |  | (47 | )
Reclassification adjustments related to curtailments, net |  | (1 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (5 | )
Other |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
|  | (17 | ) |  | 18 |  |  | (55 | ) |  | 15 |
Tax provision/(benefit) on other comprehensive income |  | $ | (80 | ) |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | (218 | ) |  | $ | 111 |
(a) Taxes are not provided for foreign currency translation adjustments relating to investments in international subsidiaries that will be held indefinitely.

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