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Business Acquisitions, Dispositions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) | Balance as of January 1, 2017 |  |  | Goodwill resulting from business combinations |  |  | Foreign currency translation and other |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
Otis | $ | 1,575 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 1,737 |
UTC Climate, Controls & Security | 9,487 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 392 |  |  | 10,009 |
Pratt & Whitney | 1,511 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,511 |
UTC Aerospace Systems | 14,483 |  |  | — |  |  | 167 |  |  | 14,650 |
Total Segments | 27,056 |  |  | 158 |  |  | 693 |  |  | 27,907 |
Eliminations and other | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Total | $ | 27,059 |  |  | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | 693 |  |  | $ | 27,910 |
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block] |
| 2017 |  | 2016
(dollars in millions) | Gross Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Gross Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Amortized: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service portfolios | $ | 2,178 |  |  | $ | (1,534 | ) |  | $ | 1,995 |  |  | $ | (1,344 | )
Patents and trademarks | 399 |  |  | (233 | ) |  | 378 |  |  | (201 | )
Collaboration intangible assets | 4,109 |  |  | (384 | ) |  | 3,724 |  |  | (211 | )
Customer relationships and other | 13,352 |  |  | (4,100 | ) |  | 12,798 |  |  | (3,480 | )
| 20,038 |  |  | (6,251 | ) |  | 18,895 |  |  | (5,236 | )
Unamortized: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and other | 2,096 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,025 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 22,134 |  |  | $ | (6,251 | ) |  | $ | 20,920 |  |  | $ | (5,236 | )
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2022 |
Amortization expense | $ | 902 |  |  | $ | 869 |  |  | $ | 888 |  |  | $ | 902 |  |  | $ | 895 |

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