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Stockholders' Equity (Common Stock Repurchase Programs) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended			37 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015	Jan. 02, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Common stock repurchased				$ 1,200,000,000
Number of shares repurchased				11,800
Treasury stock effectively retired	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Authorizations remaining	$ 824,200,000
Common stock
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Treasury stock effectively retired (in shares)	166	2,759	4,144
Treasury stock effectively retired	$ 1,000	$ 28,000	$ 41,000
Additional paid-in capital
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Treasury stock effectively retired	2,483,000	3,368,000	6,993,000
Retained earnings
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Treasury stock effectively retired	5,000,000	228,773,000	431,677,000
Treasury stock
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Treasury stock effectively retired	$ (7,484,000)	(232,169,000)	$ (438,711,000)
Stock repurchase plans | Common stock
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Treasury stock effectively retired (in shares)	100
Treasury stock effectively retired	$ 1,100
Stock repurchase plans | Additional paid-in capital
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Treasury stock effectively retired	200,000
Stock repurchase plans | Retained earnings
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Treasury stock effectively retired	5,000,000
Stock repurchase plans | Treasury stock
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Treasury stock effectively retired	5,200,000
Period Authorized Fiscal Year Two Thousand Fourteen With Termination Date December Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Common stock repurchased	$ 5,200,000	$ 200,700,000
Number of shares repurchased	100	2,400
Common stock authorized amount	$ 1,000,000,000.0				$ 1,000,000,000
Repurchase program authorized December 2012
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Common stock repurchased	$ 0	$ 28,800,000
Number of shares repurchased	0	300
Common stock authorized amount	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Repurchase program authorized in 2010
Common Stock Repurchase Programs
Common stock repurchased	$ 0	$ 0
Number of shares repurchased	0	0
Common stock authorized amount	$ 30,000,000

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