Financial Instruments - Derivative Impact on Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2026	Mar. 29, 2025
Derivative [Line Items]
Other comprehensive income (loss), derivatives, gain (loss), before reclassification and tax	$ 49	$ 30
Cash Flow Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:CostOfRevenue \| Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on cash flow hedges, before tax	12	(10)
Amounts excluded from the effectiveness assessment of cash flow hedges, before tax	(1)	(1)
Cash Flow Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:InterestExpenseOperating \| Cross-currency contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on cash flow hedges, before tax	0	(6)
Cash Flow Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense \| Cross-currency contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on cash flow hedges, before tax	0	43
Cash Flow Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense \| Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on cash flow hedges, before tax	1	(1)
Net Investment Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:InterestExpenseOperating \| Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Amounts excluded from the effectiveness assessment of net investment hedges, before tax	(3)	0
Net Investment Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:InterestExpenseOperating \| Cross-currency contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Amounts excluded from the effectiveness assessment of net investment hedges, before tax	7	9
Net Investment Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense \| Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on net investment hedges, before tax	(16)	0
Net Investment Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense \| Cross-currency contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on net investment hedges, before tax	41	(30)
Fair Value Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense \| Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Amounts excluded from the effectiveness assessment of net investment hedges, before tax	(1)	(3)
Fair Value Hedging \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense \| Cross-currency contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Amounts excluded from the effectiveness assessment of net investment hedges, before tax	$ 9	$ 29

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Excluded Component, Increase (Decrease), before Adjustments and Tax

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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