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Restructuring and Other Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | $ 178 |
Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 82 |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 96 |
Otis [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 40 |
Carrier [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 63 |
Pratt & Whitney [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 17 |
Collins Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 56 |
Eliminations and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 2 |
Current Year Actions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | $ 42 |  | 115 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (42) |  | (47) |
Restructuring Reserve | 68 | $ 68 | 68 |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 188 |  | 188 |
Cost Incurred | 42 | 73 |  |
Remaining Costs | 73 |  | 73 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Severance [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 42 |  | 110 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (38) |  | (53) |
Restructuring Reserve | 57 | 53 | 57 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 0 |  | 5 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (4) |  | 6 |
Restructuring Reserve | 11 | 15 | 11 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 43 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 72 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Otis [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 48 |  | 48 |
Cost Incurred | 14 | 19 |  |
Remaining Costs | 15 |  | 15 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Carrier [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 77 |  | 77 |
Cost Incurred | 24 | 25 |  |
Remaining Costs | 28 |  | 28 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Pratt & Whitney [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 17 |  | 17 |
Cost Incurred | 3 | 14 |  |
Remaining Costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Collins Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 44 |  | 44 |
Cost Incurred | 0 | 14 |  |
Remaining Costs | 30 |  | 30 |
Current Year Actions [Member] | Eliminations and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 2 |  | 2 |
Cost Incurred | 1 | 1 |  |
Remaining Costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 16 |  | 39 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (30) |  | (120) |
Restructuring Reserve | 57 | 71 | 57 | $ 138
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 266 |  | 266 |
Cost Incurred | 16 | 23 |  | 207
Remaining Costs | 20 |  | 20 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Severance [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 14 |  | 35 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (28) |  | (102) |
Restructuring Reserve | 48 | 62 | 48 | 115
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 2 |  | 4 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (2) |  | (18) |
Restructuring Reserve | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 20 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 19 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Otis [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 58 |  | 58 |
Cost Incurred | 1 | 5 |  | 48
Remaining Costs | 4 |  | 4 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Carrier [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 85 |  | 85 |
Cost Incurred | 6 | 7 |  | 64
Remaining Costs | 8 |  | 8 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Pratt & Whitney [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 3 |  | 3 |
Cost Incurred | 0 | 0 |  | 3
Remaining Costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Collins Aerospace Systems [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 115 |  | 115 |
Cost Incurred | 9 | 11 |  | 87
Remaining Costs | 8 |  | 8 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] | Eliminations and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Expected Costs | 5 |  | 5 |
Cost Incurred | 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 5
Remaining Costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Two Years Prior Actions [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs |  |  | 24 |
Restructuring Reserve | $ 74 |  | $ 74 |

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