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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Business Combinations (Raytheon Company Finite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	25 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		3 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		32 years
Developed Technology Rights \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years	15 years
Developed Technology Rights \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years	25 years
Raytheon Company [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 19,130
Raytheon Company [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	12,900
Raytheon Company [Member] \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	5,430
Raytheon Company [Member] \| Developed Technology Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	$ 800