Liabilities Balance (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Apr. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred income taxes		$ 819	$ 829
Salaries and wages		607	648
Fair value of cash flow hedges		561	780
Workers' compensation		353	369
Retirement benefits		301	304
Other	[1]	1,571	1,376
Total other current liabilities		4,212	4,306
Retirement benefits		4,199	4,251
Customer deposits on commercial contracts		415	506
Deferred income taxes		84	75
Other	[2]	1,100	1,084
Total other liabilities		$ 5,798	$ 5,916

[1] Consists primarily of dividends payable, taxes payable, environmental remediation reserves, warranty reserves, deferred revenue and supplier contributions in the Aerospace group, liabilities of discontinued operations and insurance-related costs.

[2] Consists primarily of liabilities for warranty reserves and workers' compensation and liabilities of discontinued operations.