RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS - Effect of Topic 606 and ASU 2017-07 Adoption on Income Statement (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2018	Mar. 26, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Net sales
Products	$ 9,762,000,000	$ 9,613,000,000
Services	1,873,000,000	1,599,000,000
Total net sales	11,635,000,000	11,212,000,000
Cost of sales
Products	(8,697,000,000)	(8,744,000,000)
Services	(1,689,000,000)	(1,434,000,000)
Other unallocated, net	409,000,000	372,000,000
Total cost of sales	(9,977,000,000)	(9,806,000,000)
Gross profit	1,658,000,000	1,406,000,000
Other expense, net	67,000,000	(4,000,000)
Operating profit	1,725,000,000	1,402,000,000
Interest expense	(155,000,000)	(155,000,000)
Other non-operating income (expense), net	(210,000,000)	(212,000,000)
Earnings before income taxes	1,360,000,000	1,035,000,000
Income tax expense	(203,000,000)	(246,000,000)
Net earnings	$ 1,157,000,000	$ 789,000,000
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 4.05	$ 2.72
Diluted (in dollars per share)	4.02	2.69
Cash dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 2	$ 1.82
Comprehensive income	$ 1,515,000,000	$ 999,000,000
Historical
Net sales
Products		9,513,000,000
Services		1,544,000,000
Total net sales		11,057,000,000
Cost of sales
Products		(8,687,000,000)
Services		(1,376,000,000)
Other unallocated, net		159,000,000
Total cost of sales		(9,904,000,000)
Gross profit		1,153,000,000
Other expense, net		(4,000,000)
Operating profit		1,149,000,000
Interest expense		(155,000,000)
Other non-operating income (expense), net		1,000,000
Earnings before income taxes		995,000,000
Income tax expense		(232,000,000)
Net earnings		$ 763,000,000
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 2.63
Diluted (in dollars per share)		2.61
Cash dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.82
Adjustments for | ASC 606
Net sales
Products		$ 100,000,000
Services		55,000,000
Total net sales		155,000,000	$ (1,100,000,000)	$ 42,000,000
Cost of sales
Products		(57,000,000)
Services		(58,000,000)
Other unallocated, net		0
Total cost of sales		(115,000,000)
Gross profit		40,000,000
Other expense, net		0
Operating profit		40,000,000	(23,000,000)	(132,000,000)
Interest expense		0
Other non-operating income (expense), net		0
Earnings before income taxes		40,000,000
Income tax expense		(14,000,000)
Net earnings		$ 26,000,000	(39,000,000)	(92,000,000)
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.08
Comprehensive income		$ 26,000,000
Adjustments for | ASU 2017-07
Net sales
Products		0
Services		0
Total net sales		0
Cost of sales
Products		0
Services		0
Other unallocated, net		213,000,000
Total cost of sales		213,000,000
Gross profit		213,000,000
Other expense, net		0
Operating profit		213,000,000
Interest expense		0
Other non-operating income (expense), net		(213,000,000)
Earnings before income taxes		0
Income tax expense		0
Net earnings		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.00
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.00