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Shareholders' Equity Share Repurchase Program (Details Textuals) - USD ($) shares in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 28, 2018 | Jul. 25, 2018 | Jun. 29, 2018
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased | $ 5,000,000,000 |  |
Repurchases of stock, shares | 0.8 |  |
Repurchases of stock, value | $ 1,809,000,000 |  | $ 1,444,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program Effective Until February 3 2020 |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Repurchases of stock, value | $ 61,000,000 |  |
Stock Repurchase Program Effective Until July 25 2023 |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased |  | $ 5,000,000,000 |
Repurchases of stock, shares | 7.6 |  |
Repurchases of stock, value | $ 502,000,000 |  |
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase, amount | 4,500,000,000 |  |
Share Repurchase Program |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Repurchases of stock, value | $ 563,000,000 |  |

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