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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 25, 2010
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Jun. 25, 2011
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| Percentage of fair value that exceeded carrying value | 10.00% | |
| Percent of reporting unit fair value exceed carrying value | 4.00% | |
| Reporting unit's goodwill | $ 1,850,000,000 | |
| Finite-lived intangible assets, estimated useful life in years, minimum | 2 | |
| Finite-lived intangible assets, estimated useful life in years, maximum | 30 | |
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Breast Health [Member]
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| Reporting unit's goodwill | $ 256,500,000 |
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- Definition
Represents the Company's benchmark percentage to provide additional disclosure of a potential goodwill impairment in the future when a reporting unit's fair value exceeds its carrying value by a small margin (i.e., less than ten percent).
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- Definition
The percentage that the reporting unit's fair value exceeded it's carrying value.
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- Definition
Represents the amount of goodwill related to a reporting unit that passed Step 1 of the annual goodwill impairment test by a small margin (i.e., less than 10%) of comparing the reporting unit's fair value to its carrying value.
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- Definition
Represents the aggregate amount of goodwill related to those reporting units that passed Step 1 of the annual goodwill impairment test by a margin of more than 10% when comparing each reporting unit's fair value to its carrying value.
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- Definition
The maximum useful life of a major finite-lived intangible asset class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The minimum useful life of a major finite-lived intangible asset class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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