Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Details) (Narrative)

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Income Taxes (Details) (Narrative) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 24, 2016
Jun. 25, 2016
Mar. 26, 2016
Dec. 26, 2015
Sep. 26, 2015
Jun. 27, 2015
Mar. 28, 2015
Dec. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 26, 2015
Dec. 27, 2014
Apr. 29, 2016
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance                   $ (36,000,000) $ 174,000,000 $ 120,000,000  
Deferred tax assets related to excess stock option deduction $ 95,000,000       $ 118,000,000         95,000,000 118,000,000    
Cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 37,000,000       307,000,000         37,000,000 307,000,000    
Cumulative undistributed earnings, additional income taxes 13,000,000                 13,000,000      
Provision for income taxes 5,000,000 $ 4,000,000 $ 29,000,000 $ 1,000,000 10,000,000 $ 0 $ 1,000,000 $ 3,000,000   39,000,000 14,000,000 5,000,000  
Income tax holiday, aggregate dollar amount                   0 0 $ 2,000,000  
Income tax holiday, approximate income tax benefit per share                       less than $.01  
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 4,000,000       4,000,000         4,000,000 4,000,000 $ 3,000,000  
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued 0       0         0 0 0  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits                   1,000,000 0 $ 0  
Federal | Subject to Limitations                          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Operating loss carryforwards, amount $ 10,000,000                 10,000,000      
For Certain Subsidiaries in China                          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Partially recognized undistributed earnings                     56,000,000    
Recognized undistributed earnings, future withholding tax                     6,000,000    
Future benefit of tax losses                     7,000,000    
Net income tax provision effect of equity interest purchase agreement                     (1,000,000)    
For Subsidiaries in Italy                          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Income tax examination settlement, taxes and penalties         $ 11,000,000           11,000,000    
Income tax examination settlement, interest expense                     $ 2,000,000    
Scenario, Forecast                          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Unrecognized Tax Benefits                 $ 1,000,000        
TFME’s Affiliates                          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Equity interest agreed to be sold pursuant to equity interest purchase agreement                         85.00%
China and Malaysia subsidiaries                          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Foreign earnings, dividends                   198,000,000      
Tax effect of total recognition of distributed and undistributed earnings                   281,000,000      
Partially recognized undistributed earnings                   83,000,000      
BERMUDA                          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Partially recognized undistributed earnings                   $ 127,000,000      
Joint Venture | TFME’s Affiliates                          
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]                          
Equity interest agreed to be sold pursuant to equity interest purchase agreement                         85.00%