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Other Liabilities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2025
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Significant Other Liabilities by Balance Sheet Caption | A summary of significant other liabilities by balance sheet caption follows:
| September 28, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
Salaries and wages | $ | 1,241 |  |  | $ | 1,325 |
Dividends payable | 405 |  |  | 390 |
Lease liabilities | 313 |  |  | 319 |
Workers’ compensation | 254 |  |  | 244 |
Other | 1,324 |  |  | 1,209 |
Total other current liabilities | $ | 3,537 |  |  | $ | 3,487 |
Customer deposits on commercial contracts | $ | 2,059 |  |  | $ | 2,996 |
Retirement benefits | 1,773 |  |  | 2,024 |
Lease liabilities | 1,549 |  |  | 1,595 |
Other | 2,312 |  |  | 2,118 |
Total other liabilities | $ | 7,693 |  |  | $ | 8,733 |

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