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Borrowings and Lines of Credit (Short-Term Borrowings) (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 03, 2020 | Mar. 20, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  | $ 0
Other borrowings |  |  | 1,225,000,000 |  | 2,364,000,000
Total short-term borrowings |  |  | 1,725,000,000 |  | $ 2,364,000,000
Aggregate Line of Credit Agreements, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | 4,350,000,000 |  |
Maximum Commercial Paper Borrowing Authority |  |  | 4,350,000,000 |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  | 13,947,000,000 | $ 2,702,000,000 |
Carrier & Otis Separation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business Separation, Effective Date of Separation | Apr. 03, 2020 |  |  |  |
2.20B Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 2,200,000,000 |  |
Termination Date |  |  | Apr. 03, 2020 |  |
4.0B Term Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000.0 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Revolving Credit Conversion to Term Loan, Description |  |  | 500 million |  |
Borrowings [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 2,100,000,000 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Revolving Credit Conversion to Term Loan, Description |  |  | 1.0 billion |  |
Otis Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date |  |  | Feb. 10, 2025 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |
Carrier Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |  |
500M term credit agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date |  |  | Jun. 18, 2020 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date |  | Mar. 20, 2020 | Mar. 23, 2020 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Terms |  |  | the date that is 30 days after the Raytheon Merger |  |
Repayment of Debt, Date |  |  | Apr. 28, 2020 |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
5.0B Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date |  |  | Apr. 03, 2025 |  |
Aggregate Line of Credit Agreements, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 5,000,000,000.0 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date |  |  | Mar. 16, 2020 |  |
$2.0B Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date |  |  | Feb. 10, 2025 |  |
Aggregate Line of Credit Agreements, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date |  |  | May 06, 2020 |  |
Termination Date |  |  | May 05, 2021 |  |
1.0B Credit Agreement - Otis [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date |  |  | Feb. 10, 2023 |  |
Termination Date |  |  | Mar. 27, 2020 |  |
2.0B Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |  |
2.15B Multicurrency Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 2,150,000,000 |  |
Termination Date |  |  | Apr. 03, 2020 |  |
1.0B Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date |  |  | Feb. 10, 2020 |  |
Line of Credit - Otis [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |
Line of Credit - Carrier [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 1,750,000,000 |  |
1.75B Credit Agreement - Carrier [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date |  |  | Feb. 10, 2023 |  |
Termination Date |  |  | Mar. 27, 2020 |  |

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