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Revenue - Revenue by Customer (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jul. 01, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jul. 01, 2018
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 9,555 | $ 9,186 | $ 18,816 | $ 16,721
Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,136 | 1,895 | 4,376 | 3,720
Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,659 | 1,534 | 3,295 | 2,974
Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,158 | 2,442 | 4,327 | 3,580
Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,277 | 1,147 | 2,435 | 2,245
Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,325 | 2,168 | 4,383 | 4,202
U.S. Government - Department of Defense (DoD) |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 5,015 | 4,569 | 9,614 | 8,342
U.S. Government - Department of Defense (DoD) | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 52 | 89 | 175 | 130
U.S. Government - Department of Defense (DoD) | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 910 | 660 | 1,703 | 1,267
U.S. Government - Department of Defense (DoD) | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 926 | 1,024 | 1,850 | 1,457
U.S. Government - Department of Defense (DoD) | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 884 | 764 | 1,668 | 1,506
U.S. Government - Department of Defense (DoD) | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,243 | 2,032 | 4,218 | 3,982
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense (Non-DoD) |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,315 | 1,473 | 2,645 | 2,229
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense (Non-DoD) | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense (Non-DoD) | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense (Non-DoD) | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,178 | 1,339 | 2,370 | 1,976
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense (Non-DoD) | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 133 | 130 | 268 | 248
U.S. Government - Non Department of Defense (Non-DoD) | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales (FMS) |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 167 | 162 | 319 | 291
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales (FMS) | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 14 | 19 | 29 | 35
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales (FMS) | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 90 | 83 | 169 | 152
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales (FMS) | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales (FMS) | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 12 | 14 | 21 | 21
U.S. Government - Foreign Military Sales (FMS) | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 47 | 39 | 91 | 68
U.S. Government |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 6,497 | 6,204 | 12,578 | 10,862
U.S. Government | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 66 | 108 | 204 | 165
U.S. Government | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,003 | 746 | 1,878 | 1,423
U.S. Government | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,108 | 2,370 | 4,229 | 3,448
U.S. Government | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,029 | 908 | 1,957 | 1,775
U.S. Government | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,291 | 2,072 | 4,310 | 4,051
U.S. Commercial |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,415 | 1,143 | 2,905 | 2,163
U.S. Commercial | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,242 | 917 | 2,571 | 1,759
U.S. Commercial | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 59 | 58 | 109 | 116
U.S. Commercial | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 45 | 41 | 85 | 81
U.S. Commercial | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 39 | 36 | 74 | 63
U.S. Commercial | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 30 | 91 | 66 | 144
Non-U.S. Government |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 916 | 1,051 | 1,852 | 1,952
Non-U.S. Government | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 141 | 143 | 200 | 153
Non-U.S. Government | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 587 | 712 | 1,288 | 1,409
Non-U.S. Government | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 5 | 31 | 13 | 51
Non-U.S. Government | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 181 | 161 | 347 | 333
Non-U.S. Government | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6
Non-U.S. Commercial |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 727 | 788 | 1,481 | 1,744
Non-U.S. Commercial | Aerospace |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 687 | 727 | 1,401 | 1,643
Non-U.S. Commercial | Combat Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 10 | 18 | 20 | 26
Non-U.S. Commercial | Information Technology |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-U.S. Commercial | Mission Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 28 | 42 | 57 | 74
Non-U.S. Commercial | Marine Systems |  |  |  |
Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 2 | $ 1 | $ 3 | $ 1

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