Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity Statement - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Total	Raytheon Company [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Unearned ESOP Shares [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Equity	$ 44,231
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent			$ 23,019	$ (32,626)	$ 61,594	$ (64)	$ (10,149)
Noncontrolling interest								$ 2,457
Common Stock plans activity			320	2		12
Common Stock issued for Raytheon Company outstanding common stock and equity awards			10,897	22,269
Adjustment related to the Distributions			2,598		(5,805)		3,875	(865)
Sale of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest, net			(1)					66
Common Stock repurchased				(43)
Stockholders' Equity, Other				(9)	(54)
Net income (loss)	$ (3,654)				(3,654)
Dividends on Common Stock					(2,026)
Dividends on ESOP Common Stock					(38)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax							(1,738)
Net Income								155
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest net income								(2)
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interest								(80)
Acquisition (disposition) of noncontrolling interest, net								1
Capital contributions								(31)
Shares of Common Stock issued under employee plans, net	2,081
Shares of Common Stock repurchased	330
Shares of Common Stock issued for Raytheon Company outstanding common stock & equity awards		652,638
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock	$ 1.685
Dividends paid per share of Common Stock	$ 1.685
Equity	$ 68,892
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent			36,735	(10,398)	49,744	(56)	(8,800)
Noncontrolling interest								1,667
Common Stock plans activity			99	0		4
Common Stock issued for Raytheon Company outstanding common stock and equity awards			0	0
Adjustment related to the Distributions			0		0		0	0
Sale of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest, net			(1)					0
Common Stock repurchased				0
Stockholders' Equity, Other				(9)	5
Net income (loss)	$ 264				264
Dividends on Common Stock					15
Dividends on ESOP Common Stock					(11)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax							788
Net Income								34
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest net income								(1)
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interest								0
Acquisition (disposition) of noncontrolling interest, net								1
Capital contributions								0
Shares of Common Stock issued under employee plans, net	174
Shares of Common Stock repurchased	0
Shares of Common Stock issued for Raytheon Company outstanding common stock & equity awards		0
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock	$ 0
Dividends paid per share of Common Stock	$ 0.475
Equity	$ 70,080
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent			36,833	(10,407)	50,017	(52)	(8,012)
Noncontrolling interest								1,701
Equity	73,852
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	72,163		36,930	(10,407)	49,423	(49)	(3,734)
Noncontrolling interest	1,689							1,689
Common Stock plans activity			413	0		8
Common Stock issued for Raytheon Company outstanding common stock and equity awards			0	0
Adjustment related to the Distributions			0		0		0	0
Sale of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest, net			0					0
Common Stock repurchased				(2,002)
Stockholders' Equity, Other				11	(9)
Net income (loss)	$ 3,178				3,178
Dividends on Common Stock					(2,212)
Dividends on ESOP Common Stock					(37)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax							(205)
Net Income								162
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest net income								(5)
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interest								(216)
Acquisition (disposition) of noncontrolling interest, net								(1)
Capital contributions								0
Shares of Common Stock issued under employee plans, net	1,516
Shares of Common Stock repurchased	24,177
Shares of Common Stock issued for Raytheon Company outstanding common stock & equity awards		0
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock	$ 1.495
Dividends paid per share of Common Stock	$ 1.495
Equity	$ 72,721
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent			37,183	(11,424)	48,954	(43)	(3,555)
Noncontrolling interest								1,606
Common Stock plans activity			160	0		2
Common Stock issued for Raytheon Company outstanding common stock and equity awards			0	0
Adjustment related to the Distributions			0		0		0	0
Sale of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest, net			0					0
Common Stock repurchased				(982)
Stockholders' Equity, Other				8	(7)
Net income (loss)	$ 1,393				1,393
Dividends on Common Stock					3
Dividends on ESOP Common Stock					0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax							(384)
Net Income								73
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest net income								(2)
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interest								(47)
Acquisition (disposition) of noncontrolling interest, net								(1)
Capital contributions								0
Shares of Common Stock issued under employee plans, net	240
Shares of Common Stock repurchased	11,535
Shares of Common Stock issued for Raytheon Company outstanding common stock & equity awards		0
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock	$ 0
Dividends paid per share of Common Stock	$ 0.510
Equity	$ 72,937
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	71,308		$ 37,343	$ (12,398)	$ 50,343	$ (41)	$ (3,939)
Noncontrolling interest	$ 1,629							$ 1,629