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Employee Benefits (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 02, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Components of Plan Benefit Expense | Pension
| Quarter ended |  | Year-to-date period ended
(millions) | October 2, 2021 | September 26, 2020 |  | October 2, 2021 | September 26, 2020
Service cost | $ | 9 |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | 27 |
Interest cost | 25 |  | 31 |  |  | 75 |  | 99 |
Expected return on plan assets | (76) |  | (87) |  |  | (231) |  | (257) |
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost | 2 |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  | 5 |
Recognized net (gain) loss | 83 |  | 7 |  |  | 63 |  | 64 |
Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 43 |  | $ | (39) |  |  | $ | (60) |  | $ | (62) |
Curtailment (gain) loss | (1) |  | — |  |  | (1) |  | (7) |
Total pension (income) expense | $ | 42 |  | $ | (39) |  |  | $ | (61) |  | $ | (69) |
Other nonpension postretirement
| Quarter ended |  | Year-to-date period ended
(millions) | October 2, 2021 | September 26, 2020 |  | October 2, 2021 | September 26, 2020
Service cost | $ | 3 |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 9 |
Interest cost | 5 |  | 7 |  |  | 15 |  | 23 |
Expected return on plan assets | (23) |  | (24) |  |  | (69) |  | (70) |
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost | (2) |  | (1) |  |  | (6) |  | (6) |
Total postretirement benefit (income) expense | $ | (17) |  | $ | (16) |  |  | $ | (51) |  | $ | (44) |
Postemployment
| Quarter ended |  | Year-to-date period ended
(millions) | October 2, 2021 | September 26, 2020 |  | October 2, 2021 | September 26, 2020
Service cost | $ | 1 |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 3 |
Interest cost | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Recognized net (gain) loss | — |  | — |  |  | (2) |  | (2) |
Total postemployment benefit expense | $ | 2 |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 2 |
Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans | Company contributions to employee benefit plans are summarized as follows:
(millions) | Pension | Nonpension postretirement | Total
Quarter ended: |  |  |
October 2, 2021 | $ | — |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 5 |
September 26, 2020 | $ | 1 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 7 |
Year-to-date period ended: |  |  |
October 2, 2021 | $ | 2 |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 15 |
September 26, 2020 | $ | 4 |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 19 |
Full year: |  |  |
Fiscal year 2021 (projected) | $ | 6 |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 25 |
Fiscal year 2020 (actual) | $ | 8 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 32 |

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