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Financial Instruments (Details) (Schedule of Available-For-Sale Securities and Fair Value Measurements) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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Mar. 28, 2015
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Dec. 27, 2014
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
$ 677us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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$ 805us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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| Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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| Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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| Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Cash Flow Hedging Instruments |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Derivative, at fair value |
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| Not Designated as Hedging Instruments |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Derivative, at fair value |
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| Fair Value Hedging |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Derivative, at fair value |
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| Cash |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Money Market Funds |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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| Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Available-for-sale investments used as collateral |
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| Money Market Funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Other assets, at fair value |
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| Commercial Paper |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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| Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Corporate Bonds |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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| Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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| Mutual Funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Other assets, at fair value |
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