Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - Manufacturing Group and Finance Group - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2024	Apr. 01, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 201	$ 191
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	88	92
Deferred income taxes	(16)	(32)
Other, net	33	39
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(34)	(69)
Inventories	(350)	(380)
Other assets	100	128
Accounts payable	121	261
Other liabilities	(159)	(74)
Income taxes, net	39	50
Pension, net	(56)	(51)
Other operating activities, net	4	2
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(7)	163
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(66)	(62)
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	3	20
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	3	0
Finance receivables repaid	8	12
Finance receivables originated	(11)	0
Other investing activities, net	0	1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(63)	(29)
Cash flows from financing activities
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(365)	(17)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(317)	(377)
Dividends paid	(4)	(4)
Proceeds from options exercised	63	27
Other financing activities, net	(14)	(5)
Net cash used in financing activities	(637)	(376)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(8)	6
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(715)	(236)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,181	2,035
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,466	1,799
Manufacturing group
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	187	185
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	88	92
Deferred income taxes	(16)	(32)
Other, net	44	41
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(34)	(69)
Inventories	(350)	(380)
Other assets	100	121
Accounts payable	121	261
Other liabilities	(153)	(65)
Income taxes, net	35	48
Pension, net	(56)	(51)
Other operating activities, net	4	2
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(30)	153
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(66)	(62)
Net proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies	3	20
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	3	0
Finance receivables repaid	0	0
Finance receivables originated	0	0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(60)	(42)
Cash flows from financing activities
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(352)	(2)
Purchases of Textron common stock	(317)	(377)
Dividends paid	(4)	(4)
Proceeds from options exercised	63	27
Other financing activities, net	(25)	(5)
Net cash used in financing activities	(635)	(361)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(8)	6
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(733)	(244)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,121	1,963
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,388	1,719
Finance group
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	14	6
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other, net	(11)	(2)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other assets	0	7
Accounts payable	0	0
Other liabilities	(6)	(9)
Income taxes, net	4	2
Pension, net	0	0
Other operating activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1	4
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	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	47	35
Finance receivables originated	(28)	(17)
Other investing activities, net	0	1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	19	19
Cash flows from financing activities
Principal payments on long-term debt and nonrecourse debt	(13)	(15)
Purchases of Textron common stock	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from options exercised	0	0
Other financing activities, net	11	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(2)	(15)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	18	8
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	60	72
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 78	$ 80