Estimated Cumulative Losses

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Estimated cumulative losses including reserves.

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Increase (decrease) in net earnings due to favorable/unfavorable profit rate adjustments.

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Increase (decrease) in diluted earnings per share due to favorable/unfavorable profit rate adjustments.

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Increase (decrease) in operating profit due to favorable/unfavorable profit rate adjustments.

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Valuation allowances and reserves charged to cost and expense earnings per share.

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Valuation allowances and reserves charged to cost and expense, net of tax.

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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase in the allowances and reserves, which consist of the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, from charges to costs and expenses.

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OTHER - Changes in Estimates (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Mar. 26, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016	Jun. 25, 2017	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Additional charge for performance matter on EADGE-T, gross		$ 120
Additional charge for performance matter on EADGE-T, after tax		$ 74
Additional charge for performance matter on EADGE-T, after tax (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25
Cumulative losses, including reserves					$ 260
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Increase in operating profit due to profit rate adjustments	$ 330		$ 405		1,100	$ 1,100
Increase in net earnings due to profit rate adjustments	$ 214		$ 265		$ 718	$ 730
Increase in diluted earnings per common share due to profit rate adjustments (in dollars per share)	$ 0.74		$ 0.88		$ 2.46	$ 2.39
A2100
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Commercial satellite cumulative losses on development				$ 260
Commercial satellite losses on development				$ 90