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Income Tax Expense (Benefit) - Additional Information (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2018 | Sep. 28, 2018 | Dec. 21, 2017 | Sep. 29, 2018 | Jun. 29, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal statutory rate |  | 21.00% | 35.00% |  |
Tax cuts and jobs Act of 2017, change in tax rate, income tax expense (benefit) provisional amount |  | $ (65) |  |  |
Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017, incomplete accounting, change in tax rate, deferred taxes, provisional income tax (expense) benefit |  | 52 |  |  |
Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017, transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, liability, incomplete accounting, provisional amount |  | $ 1,260 |  |  | $ 1,570
Tax on foreign earnings held in cash, percentage |  | 15.50% |  |  |
Tax on other specified assets, percentage |  | 8.00% |  |  |
Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017, transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, liability, increase (decrease) |  | $ (302) |  |  |
Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017, change in tax rate, deferred tax asset, income tax expense (benefit) |  | (250) |  |  |
Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017, transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, income tax expense (benefit), incomplete accounting, provisional amount |  | 26 |  |  |
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, increase (decrease), amount |  | (17) |  |  |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits |  | 6 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  | 557 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued |  | $ 112 |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal statutory rate |  |  |  | 21.00% |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Federal tax, subject to interest | $ 516 |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, projected effective rate at which position will reverse |  | 29.00% |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities, projected effective rate at which position will reverse |  | 22.00% |  |  |

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