Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Member]
Retained earnings [Member]
Total Raytheon Company stockholders' equity [Member]
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries (1) [Member]
[1]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 9,721,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 1,309,000,000 $ (7,458,000,000) $ 15,671,000,000 $ 9,525,000,000 $ 196,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]              
Net income attributable to Raytheon Company 1,503,000,000       1,503,000,000 1,503,000,000  
Net Income (loss) excluding redeemable noncontrolling interest 1,511,000,000           8,000,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 434,000,000     434,000,000   434,000,000  
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value (11,000,000)       (11,000,000) (11,000,000)  
Distributions and other activity related to noncontrolling interests (4,000,000)   (1,000,000)     (1,000,000) (3,000,000)
Dividends declared (611,000,000)       (611,000,000) (611,000,000)  
Common stock plans activity 157,000,000   157,000,000     157,000,000  
Share repurchases (848,000,000)   (848,000,000)     (848,000,000)  
Ending Balance at Sep. 27, 2015 10,349,000,000 3,000,000 617,000,000 (7,024,000,000) 16,552,000,000 10,148,000,000 201,000,000
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 10,330,000,000 3,000,000 398,000,000 (7,176,000,000) 16,903,000,000 10,128,000,000 202,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]              
Net income attributable to Raytheon Company 1,667,000,000       1,667,000,000 1,667,000,000  
Net Income (loss) excluding redeemable noncontrolling interest 1,652,000,000           (15,000,000)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 320,000,000     320,000,000   320,000,000  
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value (27,000,000)       (27,000,000) (27,000,000)  
Distributions and other activity related to noncontrolling interests (392,000,000)       (205,000,000) (205,000,000) (187,000,000)
Dividends declared (650,000,000)   3,000,000   (653,000,000) (650,000,000)  
Common stock plans activity 130,000,000   130,000,000     130,000,000  
Share repurchases (896,000,000)   (531,000,000)   (365,000,000) (896,000,000)  
Ending Balance at Oct. 02, 2016 $ 10,467,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 0 $ (6,856,000,000) $ 17,320,000,000 $ 10,467,000,000 $ 0
[1] Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interest which is not considered equity. See "Note 8: Forcepoint Joint Venture" for additional information.