Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 50	$ 179
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	90	102
Deferred income taxes	(10)	15
Asset impairments	39
Other, net	33	33
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	47	(33)
Inventories	(368)	(215)
Other assets	(41)	(31)
Accounts payable	(49)	47
Other liabilities	(203)	(288)
Income taxes, net	20	(7)
Pension, net	(5)	(14)
Captive finance receivables, net		(1)
Other operating activities, net	3	(3)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities of continuing operations	(394)	(216)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(1)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(395)	(216)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(50)	(59)
Finance receivables repaid	13	12
Other investing activities, net	(6)	5
Net cash used in investing activities	(43)	(42)
Cash flows from financing activities
Increase in short-term debt	603	100
Proceeds from long-term debt	643
Proceeds from borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	377
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(24)	(19)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(54)	(202)
Dividends paid	(5)	(5)
Other financing activities, net	3	10
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,543	(116)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(16)	9
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	1,089	(365)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,357	1,107
Cash and equivalents at end of period	2,446	742
Manufacturing group
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	48	175
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	89	100
Deferred income taxes	(11)	15
Asset impairments	39
Other, net	33	33
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	47	(33)
Inventories	(368)	(241)
Other assets	(41)	(30)
Accounts payable	(49)	47
Other liabilities	(198)	(286)
Income taxes, net	20	(9)
Pension, net	(5)	(14)
Dividends received from Finance group		50
Other operating activities, net	3	(3)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities of continuing operations	(393)	(196)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(1)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(394)	(196)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(50)	(59)
Other investing activities, net	(6)	3
Net cash used in investing activities	(56)	(56)
Cash flows from financing activities
Increase in short-term debt	603	100
Proceeds from long-term debt	643
Proceeds from borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	377
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(7)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(54)	(202)
Dividends paid	(5)	(5)
Other financing activities, net	(9)	9
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,548	(98)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(16)	9
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	1,082	(341)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,181	987
Cash and equivalents at end of period	2,263	646
Finance group
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	2	4
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	1	2
Deferred income taxes	1
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Other assets		(1)
Other liabilities	(5)	(2)
Income taxes, net		2
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities of continuing operations	(1)	5
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(1)	5
Cash flows from investing activities
Finance receivables repaid	46	40
Finance receivables originated	(33)	(29)
Other investing activities, net		28
Net cash used in investing activities	13	39
Cash flows from financing activities
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(17)	(18)
Dividends paid		(50)
Other financing activities, net	12
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(5)	(68)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	7	(24)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	176	120
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 183	$ 96