Revenue (Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | $ 2,787 | $ 2,662 | $ 5,461 | $ 5,238 |
Intersegment Elimination | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | (31) | (29) | (64) | (64) |
Firm fixed-price | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 86 | 76 | 163 | 150 |
Fixed-price incentive | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 1,431 | 1,363 | 2,793 | 2,642 |
Cost-type | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 1,214 | 1,155 | 2,397 | 2,307 |
Time-and-materials | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 56 | 68 | 108 | 139 |
Federal | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 2,778 | 2,652 | 5,439 | 5,215 |
Commercial | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 9 | 10 | 22 | 23 |
Product [Member] | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 1,879 | 1,829 | 3,708 | 3,553 |
Service [Member] | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 908 | 833 | 1,753 | 1,685 |
Ingalls | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 664 | 658 | 1,241 | 1,289 |
Ingalls | Amphibious assault ships | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 374 | 372 | 697 | 735 |
Ingalls | Surface combatants and coast guard cutters | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 287 | 284 | 540 | 549 |
Ingalls | Other programs | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Ingalls | Firm fixed-price | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Ingalls | Fixed-price incentive | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 606 | 609 | 1,139 | 1,185 |
Ingalls | Cost-type | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 55 | 43 | 95 | 93 |
Ingalls | Intersegment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Ingalls | Federal | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 661 | 656 | 1,236 | 1,284 |
Ingalls | Intersegment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Ingalls | Product [Member] | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 604 | 611 | 1,138 | 1,189 |
Ingalls | Service [Member] | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 57 | 45 | 98 | 95 |
Newport News | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 1,509 | 1,433 | 3,015 | 2,823 |
Newport News | Aircraft carriers | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 828 | 814 | 1,665 | 1,556 |
Newport News | Submarines | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 537 | 470 | 1,077 | 940 |
Newport News | Other programs | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 144 | 149 | 273 | 327 |
Newport News | Firm fixed-price | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Newport News | Fixed-price incentive | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 824 | 754 | 1,653 | 1,457 |
Newport News | Cost-type | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 683 | 675 | 1,359 | 1,352 |
Newport News | Intersegment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Newport News | Federal | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 1,509 | 1,432 | 3,014 | 2,820 |
Newport News | Intersegment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Newport News | Product [Member] | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 1,247 | 1,190 | 2,518 | 2,311 |
Newport News | Service [Member] | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 262 | 242 | 496 | 509 |
Mission Technologies | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 645 | 600 | 1,269 | 1,190 |
Mission Technologies | Mission based solutions | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 524 | 488 | 1,042 | 979 |
Mission Technologies | Other programs | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 121 | 112 | 227 | 211 |
Mission Technologies | Firm fixed-price | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 84 | 69 | 159 | 133 |
Mission Technologies | Fixed-price incentive | | | | |
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Sales and service revenues | 1 | | 1 | |
Mission Technologies | Cost-type | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 476 | 437 | 943 | 862 |
Mission Technologies | Time-and-materials | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 56 | 68 | 108 | 139 |
Mission Technologies | Intersegment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 28 | 26 | 58 | 56 |
Mission Technologies | Federal | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 608 | 564 | 1,189 | 1,111 |
Mission Technologies | Commercial | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 9 | 10 | 22 | 23 |
Mission Technologies | Intersegment | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 28 | 26 | 58 | 56 |
Mission Technologies | Product [Member] | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | 28 | 28 | 52 | 53 |
Mission Technologies | Service [Member] | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Sales and service revenues | $ 589 | $ 546 | $ 1,159 | $ 1,081 |