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] |
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| 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 | |||
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