|**Segment And Geographic Information (Tables)**                  | 9 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|Schedule Of Net Sales And Operating Profit By Reportable Segment | The following table presents net sales and operating profit by reportable segment (in millions):CRM/NMDCV/AFOtherTotalThree Months ended September 29, 2012:Net sales$792$534$—$1,326Operating profit526298(589)235Three Months ended October 1, 2011:Net sales$853$530$—$1,383Operating profit523281(493)311Nine Months ended September 29, 2012:Net sales$2,482$1,649$—$4,131Operating profit1,650915(1,690)875Nine Months ended October 1, 2011:Net sales$2,603$1,602$—$4,205Operating profit1,624834(1,500)958
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|Three Months ended September 29, 2012:                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Net sales                                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Operating profit                                                 | 526                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Three Months ended October 1, 2011:                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Net sales                                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Operating profit                                                 | 523                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|Nine Months ended September 29, 2012:                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Net sales                                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Operating profit                                                 | 1,650                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Nine Months ended October 1, 2011:                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Net sales                                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Operating profit                                                 | 1,624                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Schedule Of Total Assets By Reportable Segment                   | The following table presents the Company’s total assets by reportable segment (in millions):Total AssetsSeptember 29, 2012December 31, 2011CRM/NMD$2,330$2,412CV/AF2,9863,093Other3,7033,500$9,019$9,005                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|Total Assets                                                     | September 29, 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|CRM/NMD                                                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|CV/AF                                                            | 2,986                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Other                                                            | 3,703                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|Net Sales By Geographic Location                                 | The following table presents net sales by geographic location of the customer (in millions):Three Months EndedNine Months EndedNet SalesSeptember 29, 2012October 1, 2011September 29, 2012October 1, 2011United States$640$658$1,969$2,012InternationalEurope3113591,0591,139Japan172162500466Asia Pacific118111339310Other85932642786867252,1622,193$1,326$1,383$4,131$4,205                                                                                                                                    
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|Net Sales                                                        | September 29, 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|United States                                                    | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|International                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Europe                                                           | 311                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Japan                                                            | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Asia Pacific                                                     | 118                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Other                                                            | 85                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|Schedule Of Long-Lived Assets By Geographic Location             | The amounts for long-lived assets by significant geographic market include net property, plant and equipment by physical location of the asset as follows (in millions):Long-Lived AssetsSeptember 29, 2012December 31, 2011United States$1,026$1,007InternationalEurope7984Japan3531Asia Pacific8381Other186185383381$1,409$1,388                                                                                                                                                                                
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|Europe                                                           | 79                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Japan                                                            | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Asia Pacific                                                     | 83                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Other                                                            | 186                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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