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Investments, Equity Investments (Details)

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Investments, Equity Investments (Details) $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 CNY (¥)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Marketable Securities						$ 3,039	$ 4,192
Cost Method Investments						2,878	2,613
Equity Method Investments						1,634	1,774
Equity Investments						7,551	8,579
Gain (loss) on initial market adjustment	$ 0		$ 46
Mark to market on marketable equity securities1	8		379
Observable price adjustments on non-marketable	43		191
Impairments	(328)	$ (10)	(372)	$ (613)
Share of equity method investee gains (losses)	0	(110)	(152)	(129)
Other Net Equity Investments	144	22	166	94
Gain (Loss) on Investments	(75)	846	365	1,440
Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities	(75)		518
Less: Net (gains) losses recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period	(225)		(463)
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	(300)		55
Cloudera, Inc [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Impairments			(278)
Beijing UniSpreadtrum Technology Ltd. [Member] \| Subject To Regulatory Approvals And Other Closing Conditions [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Cost Method Investments					¥ 9.0	$ 1,500
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage					20.00%	20.00%
Beijing UniSpreadtrum Technology Ltd Phase One [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Cost Method Investments						$ 966
Impairments			(308)
IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments						$ 1,600	$ 1,500
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party	97	115	324	350
Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Investments, Excluding Other than Temporary Impairments	57	944	68	2,020
Investment Income, Dividend	$ 1	$ 0	$ 39	$ 68

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