Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (AOCI), Summary of Amounts Reclassified from AOCI into Net Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	[2]	Sep. 29, 2017	[3]	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	[2]	Sep. 23, 2016	[3]	Jun. 24, 2016	Mar. 25, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Loss related to business divestitures	[1]													$ 0	$ 0	$ (31)
Cost of sales-products														(5,999)	(5,818)	(6,036)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes														871	804	639
Provision for income taxes														(102)	(171)	(132)
Income from continuing operations		$ 271		$ 146		$ 195	$ 157	$ 187		$ 149		$ 134	$ 163	769	633	507
MSI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Loss related to business divestitures																(17)
Amount Reclassified from AOCI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income from continuing operations	[4]													(41)	(41)	(105)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member] | Amount Reclassified from AOCI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	[4]													0	0	(41)
Income from continuing operations	[4]													0	0	(41)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member] | Amount Reclassified from AOCI [Member] | MSI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Loss related to business divestitures	[4]													0	0	(41)
Losses on Hedging Instruments [Member] | Amount Reclassified from AOCI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of sales-products	[4]													5	(13)	(16)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	[4]													5	(13)	(18)
Provision for income taxes	[4]													(1)	2	6
Income from continuing operations	[4]													4	(11)	(12)
Losses on Hedging Instruments [Member] | Amount Reclassified from AOCI [Member] | MSI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Loss related to business divestitures	[4]													0	0	(2)
Amortization of Defined Benefit Pension Items [Member] | Amount Reclassified from AOCI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net loss	[4],[5]													(59)	(48)	(67)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	[4]													(59)	(48)	(81)
Provision for income taxes	[4]													14	18	29
Income from continuing operations	[4]													(45)	(30)	(52)
Amortization of Defined Benefit Pension Items [Member] | Amount Reclassified from AOCI [Member] | MSI [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Loss related to business divestitures	[4]													$ 0	$ 0	$ (14)

[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.

[4] Amounts in parentheses indicate charges to the consolidated statements of operations.

[5] Amounts related to pension and postretirement benefit plans were reclassified from AOCI and recorded as a component of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 19 for additional information).