Acquisitions, Divestitures and Discontinued Operations, Business Divestitures (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	[2]	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	[3]	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	[2]	Sep. 23, 2016 USD ($)	[3]	Jun. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 EUR (€)	Feb. 24, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2015 USD ($)	May 29, 2015 USD ($)	May 29, 2015 EUR (€)	Apr. 24, 2015 USD ($)
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures	[1]													$ 0	$ 0	$ (31)
Proceeds received																358
Net sales																209
Net sales		$ 2,574		$ 2,293		$ 2,385	$ 2,321	$ 2,643		$ 2,184		$ 2,318	$ 2,065	9,573	9,210	9,231
Income before income taxes														871	804	639
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures														(4)
Proceeds received														25
Net sales														10
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
Net sales														10	59	259
Income before income taxes														2	$ 8	8
Aviation Jet Services Divestiture [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures														(5)
Proceeds received														1
Net sales														1
Sale of business, sale price																	$ 1	€ 1
Coleman Divestiture [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures														(3)
Proceeds received														17
Net sales														9
Sale of business, sale price																			$ 15
Display Product Line Divestiture [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures														4
Proceeds received														7
Net sales														$ 0
Sale of business, sale price																				$ 7
MSI Divestiture [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures																(17)
Proceeds received																318
Net sales																185
Sale of business, sale price																						$ 318	€ 295
Estimated employee pension related liabilities | €																							€ 60
BSI Divestiture [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures																(4)
Proceeds received																26
Net sales																7
Sale of business, sale price																								$ 26
Tinsley Product Line Divestiture [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures																(8)
Proceeds received																4
Net sales																9
Sale of business, sale price																					$ 4
Klein Divestiture [Member]
Business Divestiture [Abstract]
(Loss) gain related to business divestitures																(2)
Proceeds received																10
Net sales																8
Sale of business, sale price																$ 10

[1] See Note 3 for information regarding the Company's business divestitures.

[2] Provision for income taxes for the fourth quarter of 2017, includes estimated tax benefits of $79 million or $0.99 per diluted share, related to the enactment of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (U.S. Tax Reform) in December 2017.

[3] The Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $187 million or $1.67 per diluted share for the Vertex Aerospace reporting unit in 2017, which is reported in discontinued operations.