Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at Acquisition Date (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 27, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 06, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 13,583	$ 13,576
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 75
Receivables				1,921
Inventories				1,768
Other current assets				25
Property, plant and equipment				654
Goodwill				2,764
Other noncurrent assets				513
Deferred income tax assets				297
Total identifiable assets and goodwill				12,003
Accounts payable				(565)
Customer advances and amounts in excess of costs incurred				(1,230)
Salaries, benefits and payroll taxes				(105)
Current maturities of long-term debt				(5)
Other current liabilities				(347)
Long-term debt				(11)
Customer contractual obligations	[1]			(480)
Other noncurrent liabilities				(150)
Deferred income tax liabilities	[1]			(32)
Total liabilities assumed				(2,925)
Total purchase price				9,078
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Customer Programs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				3,099
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets				$ 887

[1] Recorded in Other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.