Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - Manufacturing Group and Finance Group - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Income from continuing operations	$ 723	$ 636
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	292	288
Deferred income taxes	(113)	(183)
Other, net	74	77
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(45)	(23)
Inventories	(659)	(353)
Other assets	267	105
Accounts payable	202	116
Other liabilities	120	344
Income taxes, net	37	44
Pension, net	(152)	(123)
Other operating activities, net	4	6
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	718	963
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(1)	(2)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	717	961
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(224)	(192)
Net cash used in business acquisitions	(1)	(201)
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	39	23
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	4	21
Finance receivables repaid	26	21
Other investing activities, net	2	44
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(154)	(284)
Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in short-term debt	0	(15)
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(41)	(227)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(885)	(639)
Dividends paid	(12)	(13)
Proceeds from options exercised	66	36
Other financing activities, net	(5)	(3)
Net cash used in financing activities	(877)	(861)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(5)	(49)
Net decrease in cash and equivalents	(319)	(233)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,035	2,117
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,716	1,884
Manufacturing group
Cash flows from operating activities
Income from continuing operations	690	615
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	292	287
Deferred income taxes	(110)	(168)
Other, net	93	85
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(45)	(23)
Inventories	(659)	(353)
Other assets	260	105
Accounts payable	202	116
Other liabilities	129	356
Income taxes, net	33	42
Pension, net	(152)	(123)
Other operating activities, net	4	6
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	737	945
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	(1)	(2)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	736	943
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(224)	(192)
Net cash used in business acquisitions	(1)	(201)
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	39	23
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	4	21
Finance receivables repaid	0	0
Finance receivables originated	0	0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(182)	(349)
Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in short-term debt	0	(15)
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(5)	(16)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(885)	(639)
Dividends paid	(12)	(13)
Proceeds from options exercised	66	36
Other financing activities, net	(5)	(3)
Net cash used in financing activities	(841)	(650)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(5)	(49)
Net decrease in cash and equivalents	(292)	(105)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,963	1,922
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,671	1,817
Finance group
Cash flows from operating activities
Income from continuing operations	33	21
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	0	1
Deferred income taxes	(3)	(15)
Other, net	(19)	(8)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other assets	7	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Other liabilities	(9)	(12)
Income taxes, net	4	2
Pension, net	0	0
Other operating activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations	13	(11)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	13	(11)
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
Finance receivables repaid	116	108
Finance receivables originated	(122)	(58)
Other investing activities, net	2	44
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(4)	94
Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in short-term debt	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(36)	(211)
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	(36)	(211)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	0	0
Net decrease in cash and equivalents	(27)	(128)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	72	195
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 45	$ 67