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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of long-term debt classified as other.

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Debt (Major Components Of Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 01, 2016	Sep. 27, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 0	$ 300
Discount on senior notes	(8)	(8)
Amortizing Notes- Tangible Equity Units	53	71	$ 205
Other	62	58
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	(27)	(29)
Total debt	5,967	6,279
Less current debt	66	79
Total long-term debt	5,901	6,200
7.00% Notes Due May 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 120	120
Stated interest rate	7.00%
2.65% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 1,000	1,000
Stated interest rate	2.65%
4.10% Percentage Unsecured Notes Due September 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 284	284
Stated interest rate	4.10%
4.50% Senior Notes Due June 2022 (2022 Notes) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 1,000	1,000
Stated interest rate	4.50%
3.95% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 1,250	1,250
Stated interest rate	3.95%
7.00% Notes Due January 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 18	18
Stated interest rate	7.00%
6.13% Unsecured Notes Due November 2032 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 163	163
Stated interest rate	6.13%
4.88% Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes Due August 2034 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 500	500
Stated interest rate	4.88%
5.15% Senior Unsecured Notes Due August 2044 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 500	500
Stated interest rate	5.15%
Tranche B due April 2019 [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 500	500
Stated interest rate	1.94%
Tranche B due August 2019 [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes/Term Loans	$ 552	$ 552
Stated interest rate	2.31%