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Financial Instruments Financial Instruments - Investments - Unrealized Gains and Losses Related to Equity Securities - Footnotes (Details) $ in Millions | Jun. 28, 2020 USD ($)
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Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Cumulative impairment losses and downward price adjustments on equity securities | $ 67
Cumulative upward price adjustments on equity securities | $ 66

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- Definition Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Impairment Loss And Downward Price Adjustment, Cumulative Amount + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of cumulative gain from upward price adjustment on investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 321 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120269885&loc=SL75117539-209714 + Details
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