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Borrowing and Lines of Credit (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 08, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate Line of Credit Agreements, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 10,350,000,000.00 |  |
Maximum Commercial Paper Borrowing Authority | 4,350,000,000.00 | $ 6,350,000,000.00 |
Commercial paper, euro-denominated | 849,000,000 |  | € 750
2.20B Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 2,200,000,000.00 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date | Aug. 05, 2021 |  |
Borrowings under credit agreements | $ 0 |  |
2.15B Multicurrency Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 2,150,000,000.00 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date | Aug. 05, 2021 |  |
Borrowings under credit agreements | $ 0 |  |
2.0B Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date | Mar. 15, 2021 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Terms | 180 days after the date on which each of the separations of Otis and Carrier have been consummated |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date | Mar. 15, 2019 |  |
Borrowings under credit agreements | $ 0 |  |
4.0B Term Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 4,000,000,000.0 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date | Mar. 15, 2021 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Terms | 180 days after the date on which each of the separations of Otis and Carrier have been consummated |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date | Mar. 15, 2019 |  |
Borrowings under credit agreements | $ 0 |  |
1.5B Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Termination Date | Mar. 15, 2019 |  |
Termination Loans | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |
Borrowings under credit agreements | $ 0 |  |

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