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Restructuring and Other Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | $ 253 |
Cost of Sales [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 119 |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 134 |
Current Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 176 |
Restructuring Reserve | 85 |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 176 |
Utilization and foreign exchange | 91 |
Expected Costs | 298 |
Remaining Costs | 122 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 70 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 106 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Severance [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 84 |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 160 |
Utilization and foreign exchange | 76 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Reserve | 1 |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 16 |
Utilization and foreign exchange | 15 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 57 |
Restructuring Reserve | 84 | $ 109
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 57 | 242
Utilization and foreign exchange | 82 |
Expected Costs | 333 |
Remaining Costs | 34 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 22 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 35 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Severance [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 34 |
Restructuring Reserve | 32 | 63
Utilization and foreign exchange | 65 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 23 |
Restructuring Reserve | 52 | 46
Utilization and foreign exchange | 17 |
Two Years Prior Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 20 |
Restructuring Reserve | 43 |
Otis [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 50 |
Otis [Member] | Current Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 43 |
Expected Costs | 79 |
Remaining Costs | 36 |
Otis [Member] | Prior Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 5 | 48
Expected Costs | 57 |
Remaining Costs | 4 |
UTC Climate, Controls and Security [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 111 |
UTC Climate, Controls and Security [Member] | Current Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 76 |
Expected Costs | 87 |
Remaining Costs | 11 |
UTC Climate, Controls and Security [Member] | Prior Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 21 | 45
Expected Costs | 79 |
Remaining Costs | 13 |
Pratt and Whitney [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 5 |
Pratt and Whitney [Member] | Current Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 7 |
Expected Costs | 7 |
Remaining Costs | 0 |
Pratt and Whitney [Member] | Prior Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 0 | 118
Expected Costs | 118 |
Remaining Costs | 0 |
UTC Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 80 |
UTC Aerospace Systems [Member] | Current Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 43 |
Expected Costs | 118 |
Remaining Costs | 75 |
UTC Aerospace Systems [Member] | Prior Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | 31 | $ 31
Expected Costs | 79 |
Remaining Costs | 17 |
Eliminations and other [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring Charges | 7 |
Eliminations and other [Member] | Current Year Actions [Member] |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs (reversals) | (7) |
Expected Costs | 7 |
Remaining Costs | $ 0 |

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