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Earnings Per Share, Share Repurchases and Dividends on Common Stock (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May 31, 2014
May 31, 2013
May 31, 2012
May 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]              
Antidilutive stock options         0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 1.8us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Dilutive effect of stock options and other stock awards granted         3.3us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements 4.3us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements 4.8us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
Increase (Decrease) in Stock Dividend, Percentage 15.00%noc_IncreaseDecreaseinStockDividendPercentage 11.00%noc_IncreaseDecreaseinStockDividendPercentage 10.00%noc_IncreaseDecreaseinStockDividendPercentage        
Common stock dividend (in dollars per share) $ 0.70us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.61us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.55us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.50us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 2.71us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 2.38us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 2.15us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared