Special Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2021

Special Charges [Abstract]

Schedule of Special Charges

Special charges recorded in the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 and 2020 by segment and type of cost are presented in the table below.

(In millions)	Severance Costs		Contract Termination and Other		Asset Impairments		Total 2020 COVID-19 Restructuring Plan		Other Asset Impairments		Total
Three months ended October 2, 2021
Industrial	$	3	$	1	$	6	$	10	$	—	$	10
Total special charges	$	3	$	1	$	6	$	10	$	—	$	10
Three months ended October 3, 2020
Industrial	$	3	$	—	$	2	$	5	$	—	$	5
Corporate	2		—		—		2		—		2
Total special charges	$	5	$	—	$	2	$	7	$	—	$	7
Nine months ended October 2, 2021
Industrial	$	3	$	6	$	11	$	20	$	—	$	20
Total special charges	$	3	$	6	$	11	$	20	$	—	$	20
Nine months ended October 3, 2020
Textron Aviation	$	27	$	—	$	1	$	28	$	32	$	60
Textron Systems	14		12		14		40		—		40
Industrial	11		—		2		13		7		20
Corporate	4		—		—		4		—		4
Total special charges	$	56	$	12	$	17	$	85	$	39	$	124

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve Activity

Our restructuring reserve activity is summarized below:

(In millions)	Severance Costs		Contract Terminations and Other		Total
Balance at January 2, 2021	$	43	$	9	$	52
Provision for 2020 COVID-19 restructuring plan	8		7		15
Cash paid	(21)		(7)		(28)
Reversals	(5)		(1)		(6)
Foreign currency translation	(1)		—		(1)
Balance at October 2, 2021	$	24	$	8	$	32