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Retirement Plans - Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 03, 2026 | Dec. 28, 2024 | Dec. 30, 2023
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Valuation of owned properties period | 3 years |  |
Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | $ 9,559 | $ 8,772 | $ 8,413
Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 6,134 | 5,477 |
Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 725 | 679 |
Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 449 | 479 |
Not Subject to Leveling | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 2,251 | 2,137 |
Cash and equivalents | Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 254 | 159 |
Cash and equivalents | Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 6 | 1 |
Cash and equivalents | Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Cash and equivalents | Not Subject to Leveling | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Domestic equity securities | Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 2,969 | 3,151 |
Domestic equity securities | Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Domestic equity securities | Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Domestic equity securities | Not Subject to Leveling | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 342 | 307 |
International equity securities | Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 1,317 | 1,028 |
International equity securities | Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
International equity securities | Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
International equity securities | Not Subject to Leveling | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 349 | 290 |
Mutual funds | Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 184 | 194 |
Mutual funds | Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Mutual funds | Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
National, state and local governments | Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 1,327 | 899 |
National, state and local governments | Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 112 | 60 |
National, state and local governments | Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
National, state and local governments | Not Subject to Leveling | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 21 | 13 |
Corporate debt | Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 83 | 46 |
Corporate debt | Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 607 | 618 |
Corporate debt | Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Corporate debt | Not Subject to Leveling | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 154 | 148 |
Private investment partnerships | Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Private investment partnerships | Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Private investment partnerships | Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Private investment partnerships | Not Subject to Leveling | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 992 | 974 |
Real estate | Level 1 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Real estate | Level 2 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Real estate | Level 3 |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 449 | 479 | $ 508
Real estate | Level 3 | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | 449 | 479 |
Real estate | Not Subject to Leveling | Pension Benefits |  |  |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Fair value of total pension plan assets | $ 393 | $ 405 |

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