Special Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Special Charges [Abstract]

Special charges

	Restructuring Program
(In millions)	Severance Costs		Curtailment Charges, Net			Asset Impairments		Contract Terminations		Total Restructuring		Other Charges		Total
2010
Cessna	$	34	$	—		$	6	$	3	$	43	$	—	$	43
Finance		7		—			1		3		11		91		102
Corporate		1		—			—		—		1		—		1
Industrial		5		—			9		1		15		—		15
Bell		10		—			—		—		10		—		10
Textron Systems		19		—			—		—		19		—		19
	$	76	$	—		$	16	$	7	$	99	$	91	$	190
2009
Cessna	$	80	$	26		$	54	$	7	$	167	$	—	$	167
Finance		11		1			—		1		13		—		13
Corporate		34		—			—		1		35		—		35
Industrial		6		(4	)		—		3		5		80		85
Bell		9		—			—		—		9		—		9
Textron Systems		5		2			—		1		8		—		8
	$	145	$	25		$	54	$	13	$	237	$	80	$	317

Restructuring reserve

(In millions)	Severance Costs			Curtailment Charges, Net			Asset Impairment			Contract Terminations			Total
Balance at January 3, 2009	$	36		$	—		$	—		$	1		$	37
Provision in 2009		152			25			54			13			244
Reversals		(7	)		—			—			—			(7	)
Non-cash settlement and loss recognition		—			(25	)		(54	)		—			(79	)
Cash paid		(133	)		—			—			(11	)		(144	)
Balance at January 2, 2010		48			—			—			3			51
Provision in 2010		79			—			16			7			102
Reversals		(3	)		—			—			—			(3	)
Non-cash settlement		—			—			(16	)		—			(16	)
Cash paid		(67	)		—			—			(5	)		(72	)
Balance at January 1, 2011		57			—			—			5			62
Cash paid		(42	)		—			—			(2	)		(44	)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	15		$	—		$	—		$	3		$	18