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Special Charges - Restructuring plans and special charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 29, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges | $ 0 | $ 25 | $ 0 | $ 75
Severance Costs |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 8 |  | 33
Contract Terminations and Other |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 11 |  | 11
Industrial |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 13 |  | 42
Industrial | Severance Costs |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 1 |  | 20
Industrial | Contract Terminations and Other |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 9 |  | 15
Textron Aviation |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 6 |  | 28
Textron Aviation | Severance Costs |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 6 |  | 11
Textron Systems |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 6 |  | 5
Textron Systems | Severance Costs |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 1 |  | 2
Textron Systems | Contract Terminations and Other |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 2 |  | (4)
Asset Impairments |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 4 |  | 25
Asset Impairments | Industrial |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 1 |  | 1
Asset Impairments | Textron Aviation |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  | 17
Asset Impairments | Textron Systems |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 3 |  | 7
Acquisition Transaction Costs |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | 2 |  | 6
Acquisition Transaction Costs | Industrial |  |  |  |
Special Charges |  |  |  |
Special charges |  | $ 2 |  | $ 6

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