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Income Taxes - Deferred Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jan. 03, 2026 | Dec. 28, 2024
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Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |
Capitalized research and development expenditures | $ 459 | $ 631
Accrued liabilities | 201 | 224
U.S. operating loss and tax credit carryforwards | 232 | 212
Obligation for pension and postretirement benefits | 130 | 109
Deferred compensation | 70 | 94
Operating lease liabilities | 102 | 93
Non-U.S. operating loss and tax credit carryforwards | 82 | 88
Prepaid pension benefits | (721) | (562)
Property, plant and equipment, principally depreciation | (186) | (198)
Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles | (157) | (184)
Operating lease right-of-use assets | (99) | (90)
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets | (76) | (82)
Other, net | (25) | (74)
Deferred taxes, net | 12 | $ 261
U.S. |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |
Operating loss and tax credit carryforward benefits subject to expiration | 184 |
Operating loss and tax credit carryforward benefits that may be carried forward indefinitely | 48 |
Non-U.S. |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |
Operating loss and tax credit carryforward benefits that may be carried forward indefinitely | $ 73 |

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