Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - Manufacturing Group and Finance Group - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Income from continuing operations	$ 636	$ 540
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	288	285
Deferred income taxes	(183)	7
Gain on business disposition	0	(17)
Other, net	77	85
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(23)	8
Inventories	(353)	(164)
Other assets	105	(11)
Accounts payable	116	1
Other liabilities	344	323
Income taxes, net	44	26
Pension, net	(123)	(62)
Other operating activities, net	6	1
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	963	1,174
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(2)	(1)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	961	1,173
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(192)	(204)
Net cash used in business acquisitions	(201)	0
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	23	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	21	3
Net proceeds from business disposition	0	38
Finance receivables repaid	21	19
Other investing activities, net	44	17
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(284)	(127)
Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in short-term debt	(15)	0
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(227)	(615)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(639)	(586)
Dividends paid	(13)	(14)
Proceeds from options exercised	36	105
Other financing activities, net	(3)	(2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(861)	(1,112)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(49)	(6)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(233)	(72)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,117	2,254
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,884	2,182
Manufacturing group
Cash flows from operating activities
Income from continuing operations	615	537
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	287	277
Deferred income taxes	(168)	9
Gain on business disposition	0	(17)
Other, net	85	93
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(23)	8
Inventories	(353)	(164)
Other assets	105	(10)
Accounts payable	116	1
Other liabilities	356	323
Income taxes, net	42	16
Pension, net	(123)	(62)
Other operating activities, net	6	1
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	945	1,012
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(2)	(1)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	943	1,011
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(192)	(204)
Net cash used in business acquisitions	(201)	0
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	23	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	21	3
Net proceeds from business disposition	0	38
Finance receivables repaid	0	0
Finance receivables originated	0	0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(349)	(163)
Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in short-term debt	(15)	0
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(16)	(522)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(639)	(586)
Dividends paid	(13)	(14)
Proceeds from options exercised	36	105
Other financing activities, net	(3)	(2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(650)	(1,019)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(49)	(6)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(105)	(177)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,922	2,146
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,817	1,969
Finance group
Cash flows from operating activities
Income from continuing operations	21	3
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	1	8
Deferred income taxes	(15)	(2)
Gain on business disposition	0	0
Other, net	(8)	(8)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other assets	0	(1)
Accounts payable	0	0
Other liabilities	(12)	0
Income taxes, net	2	10
Pension, net	0	0
Other operating activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	(11)	10
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(11)	10
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash used in business acquisitions	0	0
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Net proceeds from business disposition	0	0
Finance receivables repaid	108	205
Finance receivables originated	(58)	(34)
Other investing activities, net	44	17
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	94	188
Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in short-term debt	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(211)	(93)
Purchases of Textron common stock	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from options exercised	0	0
Other financing activities, net	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(211)	(93)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(128)	105
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	195	108
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 67	$ 213