Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2021	Jul. 04, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 355	$ (42)
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	188	188
Gain on business disposition	(17)	0
Deferred income taxes	16	(41)
Asset impairments and TRU inventory charge	6	110
Other, net	58	58
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(38)	157
Inventories	(162)	(244)
Other assets	22	51
Accounts payable	188	(400)
Other liabilities	103	17
Income taxes, net	8	3
Pension, net	(42)	(8)
Captive finance receivables, net	89	(14)
Other operating activities, net	(1)	13
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	773	(152)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(1)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	772	(152)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(128)	(96)
Net proceeds from business disposition	38	0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment	0	5
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	17
Net cash used in acquisitions	0	(11)
Finance receivables repaid	19	20
Other investing activities, net	6	1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(65)	(64)
Cash flows from financing activities
Increase in short-term debt	0	499
Net proceeds from long-term debt	0	642
Proceeds from borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	377
Payment On Borrowings Against Corporate Owned Life Insurance	0	(15)
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(553)	(229)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(287)	(54)
Dividends paid	(9)	(9)
Other financing activities, net	75	4
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(774)	1,215
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	1	(10)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(66)	989
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,254	1,357
Cash and equivalents at end of period	2,188	2,346
Manufacturing group
Cash flows from operating activities
Income (loss) from continuing operations	358	(47)
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	183	186
Gain on business disposition	(17)	0
Deferred income taxes	18	(39)
Asset impairments and TRU inventory charge	6	110
Other, net	60	54
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(38)	157
Inventories	(162)	(244)
Other assets	23	50
Accounts payable	188	(400)
Other liabilities	103	21
Income taxes, net	0	(1)
Pension, net	(42)	(8)
Other operating activities, net	(1)	13
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	679	(148)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(1)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	678	(148)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(128)	(96)
Net proceeds from business disposition	38	0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment	0	5
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	17
Net cash used in acquisitions	0	(11)
Finance receivables repaid	0	0
Finance receivables originated	0	0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(90)	(85)
Cash flows from financing activities
Increase in short-term debt	0	499
Net proceeds from long-term debt	0	642
Proceeds from borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	377
Payment On Borrowings Against Corporate Owned Life Insurance	0	(15)
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(519)	(194)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(287)	(54)
Dividends paid	(9)	(9)
Other financing activities, net	75	(8)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(740)	1,238
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	1	(10)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(151)	995
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,146	1,181
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,995	2,176
Finance group
Cash flows from operating activities
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(3)	5
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	5	2
Gain on business disposition	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(2)	(2)
Asset impairments and TRU inventory charge	0	0
Other, net	(2)	4
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories		0
Other assets	(1)	1
Accounts payable	0	0
Other liabilities	0	(4)
Income taxes, net	8	4
Pension, net	0	0
Other operating activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	5	10
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	5	10
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net proceeds from business disposition	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	0
Net cash used in acquisitions	0	0
Finance receivables repaid	137	65
Finance receivables originated	(29)	(59)
Other investing activities, net	6	1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	114	7
Cash flows from financing activities
Increase in short-term debt	0	0
Net proceeds from long-term debt		0
Proceeds from borrowings against corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	0
Payment On Borrowings Against Corporate Owned Life Insurance	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(34)	(35)
Purchases of Textron common stock	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Other financing activities, net	0	12
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(34)	(23)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	85	(6)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	108	176
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 193	$ 170