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Income Taxes (Details)

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Oct. 01, 2010
Apr. 02, 2010
Sep. 30, 2011
Oct. 01, 2010
Income taxes          
U.S. statutory rate (as a percent)       35.00%  
Effective tax rate estimated for 2011 (as a percent) 24.00%     24.00%  
Income tax expense $ 680 $ 633   $ 2,268 $ 1,927
Effective tax rate (as a percent) 23.30% 23.40%   24.60% 24.10%
Tax expense (benefit) associated with unusual and/or infrequent items for the interim periods presented          
Asset impairments 0 0   (15) 0
Productivity, integration, restructuring and transaction costs (25) (19)   (111) (59)
Transaction gains (5) 10   203 10
Certain tax matters (4) 13   15 42
Other - net (6) (1)   (44) (7)
Impairment of equity method investments 3     41  
Other-than-temporary impairment charges, available-for-sale securities     26   26
Effective tax rate, realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities (as a percent)         0.00%
Primarily productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives 89     372  
Charges related to ongoing productivity, integration and restructuring initiatives as well as transaction costs 96 100   457 274
Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount   23      
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership Sold   50.00%      
Tax charge related to new legislation changing the tax treatment of Medicare Part D subsidies     14    
Uncertain tax positions, tax benefit (charge) net, including interest and penalties         (28)
Our proportionate share of unusual tax charges and transaction costs recorded by equity method investees 36 10   40 55
Charge related to Japan's event, proportionate share of restructuring charges recorded by equity method investees, net gain on repurchase of debt and amortization of favorable supply contracts 42     151  
Net Gains From Investee Transactions and Equity Investment Sales       479  
Initial remeasurement of net assets in a hyperinflationary economy         103
Effective tax rate on the remeasurement of Venezuelan net assets (as a percent)         0.00%
Costs associated with merger of equity investee and working capital adjustments related to sale of a business $ 14