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Restructuring and Other Costs (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
YTD Current and Prior Year Actions [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block] | We recorded charges in the segments as follows:
(dollars in millions) |
Otis | $ | 6 |
Carrier | 5 |
Pratt & Whitney | — |
Collins Aerospace Systems | 6 |
Eliminations and other | 2 |
Total | $ | 19 |
Restructuring charges incurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 primarily relate to actions initiated during 2020 and 2019, and were recorded as follows:
(dollars in millions) |
Cost of sales | $ | 6 |
Selling, general and administrative | 13 |
Total | $ | 19 |
Current Year Actions [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes expected, incurred and remaining costs for the 2020 restructuring actions by segment:
(dollars in millions) | Expected Costs |  | Costs Incurred Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining Costs at March 31, 2020
Otis | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1 |
Carrier | 4 |  |  | (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Pratt & Whitney | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Collins Aerospace Systems | 6 |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Eliminations and other | 2 |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Total | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | (8) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 9 |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the accrual balance and utilization for the 2020 restructuring actions for the quarter ended March 31, 2020:
(dollars in millions) | Severance |  | Facility Exit and Other Costs |  | Total
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | $ | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 8 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |
Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |
Prior Year Actions [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes expected, incurred and remaining costs for the 2019 restructuring actions by segment:
(dollars in millions) | Expected Costs |  | Costs Incurred in 2019 |  | Costs Incurred Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  | Remaining Costs at March 31, 2020
Otis | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | (45) |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 16 |
Carrier | 120 |  |  | (110) |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |
Pratt & Whitney | 133 |  |  | (133) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Collins Aerospace Systems | 118 |  |  | (27) |  |  | (5) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86 |
Eliminations and other | 6 |  |  | (6) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 440 |  |  | $ | (321) |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 109 |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the accrual balances and utilization for the 2019 restructuring actions for the quarter ended March 31, 2020:
(dollars in millions) | Severance |  | Facility Exit, and Other Costs |  | Total
Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals at December 31, 2019 | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 118 |
Net pre-tax restructuring costs | 8 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 10 |
Utilization, foreign exchange and other costs | (35) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (38) |
Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 90 |

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