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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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DEBT - Debt Issued Prior to Fiscal 2018 Still Outstanding (Details) - Fixed-rate debt - USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2015	Dec. 03, 2010	Jan. 01, 2021	Jan. 03, 2020	Feb. 01, 2008	Dec. 05, 2007	Feb. 28, 1998	Jan. 31, 1996
Exelis Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 2,400,000,000
Debt instrument redemption price percentage	100.00%
Debt instrument redemption price percentage of principal amount	101.00%
2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			$ 600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Debt interest rate			3.832%
2025 Notes \| Treasury Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	0.30%
2035 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			$ 400,000,000	400,000,000
Debt interest rate			4.854%
2035 Notes \| Treasury Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	0.35%
2045 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Debt interest rate			5.054%
2045 Notes \| Treasury Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	0.40%
2040 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			$ 300,000,000	300,000,000
Debt interest rate		6.15%	6.15%
Debt instrument redemption price percentage		100.00%
Interest rate margin		0.35%
Debt instrument redemption price percentage of principal amount		101.00%
Debt issued		$ 300,000,000
7.00% debentures, due January 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt			$ 100,000,000	100,000,000
Debt interest rate			7.00%					7.00%
Debt issued								$ 100,000,000
6.35% debentures, due February 1, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable							$ 150,000,000
Debt			$ 26,000,000	$ 26,000,000
Debt interest rate							6.35%
Repurchased and retire principal amount of debentures						$ 25,000,000
Redemption of debentures					$ 99,000,000