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Restructuring and Other Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block] | Restructuring charges incurred in 2017 primarily relate to actions initiated during 2017 and 2016, and were recorded as follows:
(dollars in millions) |
Cost of sales | $ | 119 |
Selling, general & administrative | 134 |
Total | $ | 253 |
We recorded charges in the segments as follows:
(dollars in millions) |
Otis | $ | 50 |
UTC Climate, Controls & Security | 111 |
Pratt & Whitney | 5 |
UTC Aerospace Systems | 80 |
Eliminations and other | 7 |
Total | $ | 253 |
Current Year Actions [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the accrual balances and utilization by cost type for the 2017 restructuring actions:
(dollars in millions) | Severance |  | Facility Exit, Lease Termination & Other Costs |  | Total
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 176 |
Utilization and foreign exchange | (76 | ) |  | (15 | ) |  | (91 | )
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 85 |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes expected, incurred and remaining costs for the 2017 restructuring actions by segment:
(dollars in millions) | Expected Costs |  | Cost Incurred During 2017 |  | Remaining Costs at December 31, 2017
Otis | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | (43 | ) |  | $ | 36 |
UTC Climate, Controls & Security | 87 |  |  | (76 | ) |  | 11 |
Pratt & Whitney | 7 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | — |
UTC Aerospace Systems | 118 |  |  | (43 | ) |  | 75 |
Eliminations and other | 7 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | — |
Total | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | (176 | ) |  | $ | 122 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the accrual balances and utilization by cost type for the 2016 restructuring actions:
(dollars in millions) | Severance |  | Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs |  | Total
Restructuring accruals at January 1, 2017 | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 109 |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 34 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 57 |
Utilization and foreign exchange | (65 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | (82 | )
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 84 |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes expected, incurred and remaining costs for the 2016 programs by segment:
(dollars in millions) | Expected Costs |  | Costs Incurred During 2016 |  | Costs Incurred During 2017 |  | Remaining Costs at December 31, 2017
Otis | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | (48 | ) |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | 4 |
UTC Climate, Controls & Security | 79 |  |  | (45 | ) |  | (21 | ) |  | 13 |
Pratt & Whitney | 118 |  |  | (118 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
UTC Aerospace Systems | 79 |  |  | (31 | ) |  | (31 | ) |  | 17 |
Total | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | (242 | ) |  | $ | (57 | ) |  | $ | 34 |

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