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Business Acquisitions, Dispositions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Nov. 26, 2018
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Expense, Year 1 | $ 1,438,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,438,000,000 |  |  |
Amortization Expense, Year 2 | 1,420,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,420,000,000 |  |  |
Amortization Expense, Year 3 | 1,420,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,420,000,000 |  |  |
Amortization Expense, Year 4 | 1,411,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,411,000,000 |  |  |
Amortization Expense, Year 5 | 1,381,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,381,000,000 |  |  |
Amortization of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,452,000,000 | $ 976,000,000 | $ 834,000,000 |
Revenues | 19,551,000,000 | $ 19,496,000,000 | $ 19,634,000,000 | $ 18,365,000,000 | $ 18,044,000,000 | $ 16,510,000,000 | $ 16,705,000,000 | $ 15,242,000,000 | 77,046,000,000 | 66,501,000,000 | 59,837,000,000 |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill resulting from business combinations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,000,000 |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation | 1,408,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,408,000,000 |  |  |
Contractual Obligation, Due in Next Fiscal Year | 263,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 263,000,000 |  |  |
Collins Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill resulting from business combinations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 475,000,000 |  |  |
Pratt and Whitney [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,892,000,000 | 19,397,000,000 | 16,160,000,000 |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill resulting from business combinations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Collins Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,028,000,000 | 16,634,000,000 | 14,691,000,000 |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill resulting from business combinations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |
Total Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,641,000,000 | 67,857,000,000 | $ 61,004,000,000 |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill resulting from business combinations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,000,000 |  |  |
Rockwell Collins [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 778,000,000 | $ 778,000,000 |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill resulting from business combinations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,537,000,000 |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,020,000,000.00
Contractual Obligation, Due in Next Fiscal Year | $ 104,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 104,000,000 |  |  |

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