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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) | Sep. 30, 2013 item
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Commitments and Contingencies |
Number of environmental cleanup sites for which the company and Honeywell jointly consented | 2
Number of environmental cleanup sites for which Honeywell reimburses costs incurred | 3

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- Definition This element represents the number of environmental cleanup sites to which the entity is jointly or severally liable to perform certain investigations and remediation and monitoring activities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This element represents the number of environmental cleanup sites to which the entity will be reimbursed for costs incurred. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | aph_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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