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Restructuring and Other Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | $ 250 |  |  |  | $ 685 |
Continuing Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 245 |  |  |  | 680 |
Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 142 |  |  |  | 330 |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 103 |  |  |  | 350 |
Non-service pension (income) expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 5 |  |  |  | 5 |
Pratt & Whitney [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 68 |  |  |  | 175 |
Collins Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 138 |  |  |  | 295 |
Eliminations and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 44 |  |  |  | 215 |
Current Year Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 240 |  |  |  | 686 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (174) |  |  |  | (225) |
Restructuring Reserve | 461 | $ 395 |  |  | 461 | $ 0
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 720 |  |  |  | 720 |
Cost Incurred | 240 | 444 | $ 2 |  |  |
Remaining Costs | 34 |  |  |  | 34 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Severance [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 232 |  |  |  | 677 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (166) |  |  |  | (216) |
Restructuring Reserve | 461 | 395 |  |  | 461 | 0
Current Year Actions [Member] | Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 8 |  |  |  | 9 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (8) |  |  |  | (9) |
Restructuring Reserve | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0
Current Year Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 139 |  |  |  | 339 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 96 |  |  |  | 342 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Pratt & Whitney [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 198 |  |  |  | 198 |
Cost Incurred | 68 | 130 | 0 |  |  |
Remaining Costs | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Collins Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 309 |  |  |  | 309 |
Cost Incurred | 128 | 146 | 1 |  |  |
Remaining Costs | 34 |  |  |  | 34 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Eliminations and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 213 |  |  |  | 213 |
Cost Incurred | 44 | 168 | 1 |  |  |
Remaining Costs | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 9 |  |  |  | 5 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (10) |  |  |  | (37) |
Restructuring Reserve | 26 | 27 |  |  | 26 | 58
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 229 |  |  |  | 229 |
Cost Incurred | 9 | (9) | 5 | $ 162 |  |
Remaining Costs | 62 |  |  |  | 62 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Severance [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 9 |  |  |  | 3 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (10) |  |  |  | (34) |
Restructuring Reserve | 16 | 17 |  |  | 16 | 47
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 0 |  |  |  | 2 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | 0 |  |  |  | (3) |
Restructuring Reserve | 10 | 10 |  |  | 10 | $ 11
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 2 |  |  |  | (5) |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 7 |  |  |  | 10 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Pratt & Whitney [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 121 |  |  |  | 121 |
Cost Incurred | 0 | (12) | 0 | 133 |  |
Remaining Costs | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Collins Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 106 |  |  |  | 106 |
Cost Incurred | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 |  |
Remaining Costs | 62 |  |  |  | 62 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Eliminations and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Cost Incurred | 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 2 |  |
Remaining Costs | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |
Two Years Prior Actions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 1 |  |  |  | (6) |
Restructuring Reserve | $ 51 |  |  |  | $ 51 |

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