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Special Charges - Restructuring plans and special charges (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 15 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) item | Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | $ 25 | $ 115 | $ 75 | $ 115 |
Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 8 | 66 | 33 | 66 |
Contract Terminations and Other |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Textron Systems |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 6 | 59 | 5 | 59 |
Textron Systems | Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 1 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
Textron Systems | Contract Terminations and Other |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 2 | 13 | (4) | 13 |
Textron Aviation |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 6 | 35 | 28 | 35 |
Textron Aviation | Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 6 | 34 | 11 | 34 |
Industrial |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 13 | 13 | 42 | 13 |
Industrial | Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 1 | 11 | 20 | 11 |
Industrial | Contract Terminations and Other |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 9 |  | 15 |  |
Bell |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 8 |  | 8 |
Bell | Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 8 |  | 8 |
2016 Restructuring Plan and Arctic Cat Plan |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Total pre-tax special charges expected to be incurred |  |  | 10 |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 15 | 115 | $ 42 | 115 |
Expected number of positions eliminated | item |  |  | 2,000 |  |
Expected number of positions eliminated, as a percentage of total workforce |  |  | 5.00% |  |
2016 Restructuring Plan | Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  | $ 84
2016 Restructuring Plan | Contract Terminations and Other |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  | 18
2016 Restructuring Plan | Textron Systems |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  | 67
2016 Restructuring Plan | Textron Aviation |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  | 63
2016 Restructuring Plan | Industrial |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  | 29
2016 Restructuring Plan | Bell and Corporate |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  | 6
Arctic Cat Acquisition and Restructuring Costs | Industrial |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 8 |  | $ 27 |  |
Arctic Cat Acquisition and Restructuring Costs | Industrial | Severance Costs |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  | 19 |  |
Arctic Cat Acquisition and Restructuring Costs | Industrial | Contract Terminations and Other |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  | 8 |  |
Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 4 | 36 | 25 | 36 |
Asset Impairments | Textron Systems |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 3 | 33 | 7 | 33 |
Asset Impairments | Textron Aviation |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 1 | 17 | 1 |
Asset Impairments | Industrial |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 1 | $ 2 | 1 | $ 2 |
Asset Impairments | 2016 Restructuring Plan |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  | $ 63
Acquisition Integration/Transaction Costs |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 2 |  | 6 |  |
Acquisition Integration/Transaction Costs | Industrial |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | 2 |  | 6 |  |
Acquisition Integration/Transaction Costs | Arctic Cat Acquisition and Restructuring Costs | Industrial |  |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |  |
Special charges | $ 2 |  | $ 6 |  |

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