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Financial Instruments - Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 02, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values | [1] | $ 12,154 | $ 5,365
Total other noncurrent assets |  | 10,890 | 7,679
Total assets |  | 195,350 | 181,476
Total liabilities |  | 1,777 | 881
Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 1,959 | 709
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 812 | 259
Insurance contracts | [2] | 631 | 808
Total other noncurrent assets |  | 1,444 | 1,067
Total assets |  | 39,063 | 33,552
Current derivative liabilities |  | 295 | 476
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 1,482 | 405
Total liabilities |  | 1,777 | 881
Long-term equity securities held in trust |  | 139 | 194
Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 9 | 4
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 0 | 16
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 330 | 0
Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 1,950 | 704
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 812 | 242
Current derivative liabilities |  | 295 | 476
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 1,153 | 405
Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 20,176 | 22,014
Total short-term investments |  | 32,330 | 27,379
Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values | [3] | 2,972 | 3,876
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 358 | 521
Total long-term investments |  | 3,330 | 4,397
Level 1 [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Insurance contracts | [2] | 0 | 0
Total other noncurrent assets |  | 0 | 0
Total assets |  | 2,960 | 3,849
Current derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Total liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 0 | 0
Current derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Total short-term investments |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values | [3] | 2,960 | 3,849
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Total long-term investments |  | 2,960 | 3,849
Level 2 [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 1,959 | 709
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 812 | 259
Insurance contracts | [2] | 631 | 808
Total other noncurrent assets |  | 1,444 | 1,067
Total assets |  | 36,103 | 29,703
Current derivative liabilities |  | 295 | 476
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 1,482 | 405
Total liabilities |  | 1,777 | 881
Level 2 [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 9 | 4
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 0 | 16
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 330 | 0
Level 2 [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  | 1,950 | 704
Noncurrent derivative assets |  | 812 | 242
Current derivative liabilities |  | 295 | 476
Noncurrent derivative liabilities |  | 1,153 | 405
Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 20,176 | 22,014
Total short-term investments |  | 32,330 | 27,379
Level 2 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values | [3] | 12 | 27
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 358 | 521
Total long-term investments |  | 370 | 548
Money market funds [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values |  | 12,154 | 5,365
Money market funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values |  | 0 | 0
Money market funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values |  | 12,154 | 5,365
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 16,169 | 17,783
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 15,885 | 17,318
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 285 | 465
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 15,885 | 17,318
Government and agency - non U.S. [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 285 | 465
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 2,931 | 4,055
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 2,931 | 4,050
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 6
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 2,931 | 4,050
Government and agency - U.S. [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 6
Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 1,434 | 697
Corporate and other [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 1,361 | 647
Corporate and other [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 73 | 50
Corporate and other [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Corporate and other [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 0 | 0
Corporate and other [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | 1,361 | 647
Corporate and other [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Long-term Investments [Member] | Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale debt securities |  | $ 73 | $ 50
[1] | Includes money market funds primarily invested in U.S. Treasury and government debt.
[2] | Includes life insurance policies held in restricted trusts for U.S. non-qualified employee benefit plans. The underlying invested assets in these contracts are marketable securities, which are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in Other (income)/deductions—net (see Note 4).
[3] | Long-term equity securities of $139 million as of October 2, 2022 and $194 million as of December 31, 2021 were held in restricted trusts for U.S. non-qualified employee benefit plans.

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