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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Repurchase of Shares of the Company's Common Stock |
|  | Shares Repurchased (thousands) |  |  | Dollar Value of Shares Repurchased |
Authorization Date |  | 2013 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2013 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |
November 2013 |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |  |
November 2012 |  | 10,922 |  |  |  | 1,069 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 750 |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | — |  |
November 2011 |  | — |  |  |  | 11,035 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 750 |  |  |  | — |  |
January 2011 |  | — |  |  |  | 2,787 |  |  |  | 10,864 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 188 |  |  |  | 562 |  |
March 2010 |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,441 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 171 |  |
Total |  | 10,922 |  | (a) |  | 14,891 |  | (a) |  | 14,305 |  | (b) |  | $ | 750 |  | (a) |  | $ | 985 |  | (a) |  | $ | 733 |  | (b)
(a) | 2013 amount excludes and 2012 amount includes the effect of $20 million in share repurchases (0.3 million shares) with trade dates prior to the 2012 fiscal year end but with settlement dates subsequent to the 2012 fiscal year end.
(b) | 2011 amount excludes the effect of $19 million in share repurchases (0.4 million shares) with trade dates prior to the 2010 fiscal year end but cash settlement dates subsequent to the 2010 fiscal year.
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI") are presented below.
|  | Translation Adjustments and Gains (Losses) From Intra-Entity Transactions of a Long-Term Nature |  | Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Losses(a)(b) |  | Net Unrealized Loss on Derivative Instruments |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2011, net of tax |  | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | (375 | ) |  | $ | (12 | ) |  | $ | (247 | )
Amounts classified into OCI, net of tax |  | 23 |  |  | (10 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 9 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI, net of tax |  | 3 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 106 |
OCI, net of tax |  | 26 |  |  | 89 |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |
Balance at December 29, 2012, net of tax |  | 166 |  |  | (286 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (132 | )
Amounts classified into OCI, net of tax |  | 4 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 144 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI, net of tax |  | — |  |  | 53 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 52 |
OCI, net of tax |  | 4 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 196 |
Balance at December 28, 2013, net of tax | $ | 170 |  |  | $ | (97 | ) |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | 64 |
(a) | Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI to pension and post-retirement benefit plan losses during 2012 include amortization of net losses of $66 million, settlement charges of $89 million, amortization of prior service cost of $1 million and the related income tax benefit of $57 million. See Note 14 Pension Benefits for further information.
(b) | Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI for pension and post-retirement benefit plan losses during 2013 include amortization of net losses of $51 million, settlement charges of $30 million, amortization of prior service cost of $2 million and the related income tax benefit of $30 million. See Note 14 Pension Benefits for further information.

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