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	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015 segment	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Operating and reportable business segments
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Number of reportable business segments									5us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
REVENUES
Manufacturing revenues									$ 13,775us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 11,972us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 12,022us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Finance revenues									103us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue	132us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue	215us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
Total revenues	4,096us-gaap_Revenues	3,430us-gaap_Revenues	3,505us-gaap_Revenues	2,847us-gaap_Revenues	3,506us-gaap_Revenues	2,904us-gaap_Revenues	2,839us-gaap_Revenues	2,855us-gaap_Revenues	13,878us-gaap_Revenues	12,104us-gaap_Revenues	12,237us-gaap_Revenues
SEGMENT PROFIT
Corporate expenses and other, net	(58)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(22)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(38)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(43)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(57)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(34)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(20)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(55)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(161)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(166)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet	(148)txt_CorporateExpensesAndOtherNet
Acquisition and restructuring costs	(13)txt_AcquisitionAndRestructuringCosts	(3)txt_AcquisitionAndRestructuringCosts	(20)txt_AcquisitionAndRestructuringCosts	(16)txt_AcquisitionAndRestructuringCosts					(52)txt_AcquisitionAndRestructuringCosts
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									853	674	841
Operating segment
SEGMENT PROFIT
Segment profit	398	293	304	219	307	208	213	235	1,214	963	1,132
Manufacturing group
SEGMENT PROFIT
Interest Expense, net for Manufacturing group	(40)	(37)	(36)	(35)	(27)	(29)	(30)	(37)	(148)	(123)	(143)
Textron Aviation
REVENUES
Total revenues	1,520	1,080	1,183	785	923	593	560	708
Textron Aviation \| Manufacturing group \| Operating segment
REVENUES
Manufacturing revenues									4,568	2,784	3,111
SEGMENT PROFIT
Segment profit	130	62	28	14	33	(23)	(50)	(8)	234	(48)	82
Bell
REVENUES
Total revenues	1,071	1,182	1,119	873	1,375	1,162	1,025	949
Bell \| Manufacturing group \| Operating segment
REVENUES
Manufacturing revenues									4,245	4,511	4,274
SEGMENT PROFIT
Segment profit	146	146	141	96	178	131	135	129	529	573	639
Textron Systems
REVENUES
Total revenues	621	358	282	363	409	405	422	429
Textron Systems \| Manufacturing group \| Operating segment
REVENUES
Manufacturing revenues									1,624	1,665	1,737
SEGMENT PROFIT
Segment profit	50	27	34	39	40	35	34	38	150	147	132
Industrial
REVENUES
Total revenues	862	785	894	797	773	711	801	727
Industrial \| Manufacturing group \| Operating segment
REVENUES
Manufacturing revenues									3,338	3,012	2,900
SEGMENT PROFIT
Segment profit	67	53	94	66	54	52	79	57	280	242	215
Finance
REVENUES
Finance revenues									103	132	215
Total revenues	22	25	27	29	26	33	31	42
SEGMENT PROFIT
Segment profit	$ 5	$ 5	$ 7	$ 4	$ 2	$ 13	$ 15	$ 19	$ 21	$ 49	$ 64