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Revenue - Revenue by Customer (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2018 | Jul. 02, 2017 | Jul. 01, 2018 | Jul. 02, 2017
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 9,186 | $ 7,675 | $ 16,721 | $ 15,116
Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,895 | 2,078 | 3,720 | 4,152
Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,534 | 1,414 | 2,974 | 2,701
Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,442 | 1,052 | 3,580 | 2,110
Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,147 | 1,052 | 2,245 | 2,140
Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,168 | 2,079 | 4,202 | 4,013
U.S. Government - Department of Defense |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 4,597 | 3,810 | 8,370 | 7,438
U.S. Government - Department of Defense | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 89 | 32 | 130 | 72
U.S. Government - Department of Defense | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 660 | 660 | 1,267 | 1,269
U.S. Government - Department of Defense | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,052 | 424 | 1,485 | 845
U.S. Government - Department of Defense | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 764 | 678 | 1,506 | 1,399
U.S. Government - Department of Defense | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,032 | 2,016 | 3,982 | 3,853
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,445 | 699 | 2,201 | 1,399
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,311 | 551 | 1,948 | 1,118
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 130 | 147 | 248 | 278
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 162 | 153 | 291 | 340
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 19 | 9 | 35 | 18
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 83 | 83 | 152 | 191
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 39 | 40 | 68 | 98
U.S. Government |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 6,204 | 4,662 | 10,862 | 9,177
U.S. Government | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 108 | 41 | 165 | 90
U.S. Government | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 746 | 744 | 1,423 | 1,463
U.S. Government | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,370 | 981 | 3,448 | 1,974
U.S. Government | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 908 | 840 | 1,775 | 1,699
U.S. Government | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,072 | 2,056 | 4,051 | 3,951
U.S. Commercial |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,143 | 1,027 | 2,163 | 2,146
U.S. Commercial | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 917 | 877 | 1,759 | 1,813
U.S. Commercial | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 58 | 42 | 116 | 103
U.S. Commercial | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 41 | 65 | 81 | 126
U.S. Commercial | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 36 | 26 | 63 | 54
U.S. Commercial | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 91 | 17 | 144 | 50
Non U S Government |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,051 | 822 | 1,952 | 1,512
Non U S Government | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 143 | 64 | 153 | 69
Non U S Government | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 712 | 594 | 1,409 | 1,096
Non U S Government | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 31 | 6 | 51 | 10
Non U S Government | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 161 | 154 | 333 | 329
Non U S Government | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8
Non - U.S. Commercial |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 788 | 1,164 | 1,744 | 2,281
Non - U.S. Commercial | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 727 | 1,096 | 1,643 | 2,180
Non - U.S. Commercial | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 18 | 34 | 26 | 39
Non - U.S. Commercial | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Non - U.S. Commercial | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 42 | 32 | 74 | 58
Non - U.S. Commercial | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 1 | $ 2 | $ 1 | $ 4

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