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Segment Information - Reconciliation of segment profit to income from continuing operations before income taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Oct. 01, 2016
Revenues |  |  |  |
Manufacturing revenues | $ 3,466 | $ 3,231 | $ 10,127 | $ 9,903
Finance revenues | 18 | 20 | 54 | 60
Total revenues | 3,484 | 3,251 | 10,181 | 9,963
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated |  |  |  |
Special charges | (25) | (115) | (75) | (115)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 203 | 107 | 539 | 582
Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |
Segment Profit | 295 | 310 | 809 | 918
Corporate |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated |  |  |  |
Corporate expenses and other, net | (30) | (53) | (88) | (116)
Manufacturing group | Reconciling Items |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net for Manufacturing group | (37) | (35) | (107) | (105)
Textron Aviation |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated |  |  |  |
Special charges | (6) | (35) | (28) | (35)
Textron Aviation | Manufacturing group |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Manufacturing revenues | 1,154 | 1,198 | 3,295 | 3,485
Textron Aviation | Manufacturing group | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |
Segment Profit | 93 | 100 | 183 | 254
Bell |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | (8) |  | (8)
Bell | Manufacturing group |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Manufacturing revenues | 812 | 734 | 2,334 | 2,352
Bell | Manufacturing group | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |
Segment Profit | 106 | 97 | 301 | 260
Textron Systems |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated |  |  |  |
Special charges | (6) | (59) | (5) | (59)
Textron Systems | Manufacturing group |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Manufacturing revenues | 458 | 413 | 1,351 | 1,224
Textron Systems | Manufacturing group | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |
Segment Profit | 40 | 44 | 102 | 133
Industrial |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated |  |  |  |
Special charges | (13) | (13) | (42) | (13)
Industrial | Manufacturing group |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Manufacturing revenues | 1,042 | 886 | 3,147 | 2,842
Industrial | Manufacturing group | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |
Segment Profit | 49 | 66 | 207 | 256
Finance |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Finance revenues | 18 | 20 | 54 | 60
Finance | Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |
Segment Profit | $ 7 | $ 3 | $ 16 | $ 15

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