GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 27, 2023 USD ($) unit	Apr. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2023 USD ($) unit	Dec. 30, 2022 USD ($) unit	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of reporting units | unit	2		8	9
Reallocation of goodwill in business realignment			$ 0
Number of reporting units absorbed into one unit | unit				2
Goodwill			19,979	$ 17,283	$ 18,189
Goodwill impairment			296	802
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles			$ 779	605	$ 627
Impairment, Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived (Excluding Goodwill), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]			Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment, Long-Lived Asset, Held-for-Use, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]					Asset Impairment Charges
Impairment, Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]					Asset Impairment Charges
ADG Reporting Unit
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Reallocation of goodwill in business realignment				(80)
Goodwill impairment				313
Broadband Communications Reporting Unit
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment				355
Electro Optical Reporting Unit
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Reallocation of goodwill in business realignment				(367)
Goodwill impairment				134
TDL
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 1,143
AR
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill			2,365
CAS business
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill			534
SAS
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Accumulated goodwill impairment loss			80	80
Reallocation of goodwill in business realignment			327
Goodwill			6,110	5,778	$ 5,849
Goodwill impairment			0	0
CS
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Accumulated goodwill impairment loss			355	355
Reallocation of goodwill in business realignment			0
Goodwill from acquisitions			1,143
Goodwill			4,940	3,796	4,153
Goodwill impairment			0	355
Aviation Systems | CTS
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets				145	145
Impairment of intangible assets					63
IMS
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Accumulated goodwill impairment loss			1,126	830
Reallocation of goodwill in business realignment			(327)
Goodwill			6,564	7,709	8,187
Goodwill impairment			296	447
IMS | Commercial Aviation Reporting Unit
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment			296
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment | Open Water Power Facility | In-process research and development
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets			$ 21
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cash price on sale of business	$ 700
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill				$ 30
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | CAS business
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cash price on sale of business	$ 834
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | CPS business
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment		$ 62
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | CPS business | Aviation Systems
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment					62
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill					$ 174