Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 73	$ 616
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	283	302
Deferred income taxes	(31)	85
Asset impairments and TRU inventory charge	111	0
Other, net	81	61
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	59	(7)
Inventories	(258)	(652)
Other assets	114	27
Accounts payable	(267)	134
Other liabilities	60	(251)
Income taxes, net	(4)	(70)
Pension, net	(11)	(44)
Captive finance receivables, net	(25)	22
Other operating activities, net	15	2
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations	200	225
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(1)	(2)
Net cash provided by operating activities	199	223
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	151	216
Proceeds from an insurance recovery and sale of property, plant and equipment	25	6
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	21	4
Net cash used in acquisitions	(11)	0
Finance receivables repaid	21	20
Other investing activities, net	3	3
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(92)	(183)
Cash flows from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	(2)	118
Net proceeds from long-term debt	1,137	297
Proceeds from borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	377	0
Payment on borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	(15)	0
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(235)	(42)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(54)	(470)
Dividends paid	(14)	(9)
Other financing activities, net	14	18
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,208	(88)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(2)	(6)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	1,313	(54)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,357	1,107
Cash and equivalents at end of period	2,670	1,053
Manufacturing group
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	67	603
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	279	297
Deferred income taxes	(30)	86
Asset impairments and TRU inventory charge	111	0
Other, net	74	60
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	59	(7)
Inventories	(258)	(679)
Other assets	114	28
Accounts payable	(267)	134
Other liabilities	66	(250)
Income taxes, net	1	(75)
Pension, net	(11)	(44)
Dividends received from Finance group	0	50
Other operating activities, net	15	2
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations	220	205
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(1)	(2)
Net cash provided by operating activities	219	203
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	151	216
Proceeds from an insurance recovery and sale of property, plant and equipment	25	6
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	21	4
Net cash used in acquisitions	(11)	0
Finance receivables repaid	0	0
Finance receivables originated	0	0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(116)	(206)
Cash flows from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	(2)	118
Net proceeds from long-term debt	1,137	297
Proceeds from borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	377	0
Payment on borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	(15)	0
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(195)	(1)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(54)	(470)
Dividends paid	(14)	(9)
Other financing activities, net	2	18
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,236	(47)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(2)	(6)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	1,337	(56)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,181	987
Cash and equivalents at end of period	2,518	931
Finance group
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	6	13
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	4	5
Deferred income taxes	(1)	(1)
Asset impairments and TRU inventory charge	0	0
Other, net	7	1
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other assets	0	(1)
Accounts payable	0	0
Other liabilities	(6)	(1)
Income taxes, net	(5)	5
Pension, net	0	0
Dividends received from Finance group	0	0
Other operating activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations	5	21
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	5	21
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from an insurance recovery and sale of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	0
Net cash used in acquisitions	0	0
Finance receivables repaid	90	149
Finance receivables originated	(94)	(107)
Other investing activities, net	3	30
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(1)	72
Cash flows from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt	0	0
Net proceeds from long-term debt	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	0
Payment on borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(40)	(41)
Purchases of Textron common stock	0	0
Dividends paid	0	(50)
Other financing activities, net	12	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(28)	(91)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(24)	2
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	176	120
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 152	$ 122