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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Business Segment Information |
| Three months ended June 30 |  | Six months ended June 30
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 1,758 |  |  | $ | 903 |  |  | $ | 3,418 |  |  | $ | 1,789 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 1,624 |  |  | 913 |  |  | 3,145 |  |  | 1,765 |
Hydraulics | 772 |  |  | 769 |  |  | 1,528 |  |  | 1,504 |
Aerospace | 446 |  |  | 436 |  |  | 880 |  |  | 866 |
Vehicle | 1,002 |  |  | 1,047 |  |  | 1,941 |  |  | 2,104 |
Total net sales | $ | 5,602 |  |  | $ | 4,068 |  |  | $ | 10,912 |  |  | $ | 8,028 |
Segment operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 513 |  |  | $ | 290 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 227 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 437 |  |  | 167 |
Hydraulics | 104 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 182 |  |  | 232 |
Aerospace | 67 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 119 |
Vehicle | 172 |  |  | 168 |  |  | 304 |  |  | 328 |
Total segment operating profit | 842 |  |  | 592 |  |  | 1,565 |  |  | 1,136 |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | (108 | ) |  | (42 | ) |  | (215 | ) |  | (84 | )
Interest expense - net | (71 | ) |  | (30 | ) |  | (146 | ) |  | (58 | )
Pension and other postretirement benefits expense | (43 | ) |  | (39 | ) |  | (81 | ) |  | (80 | )
Inventory step-up adjustment | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (34 | ) |  | (3 | )
Other corporate expense - net | (85 | ) |  | (61 | ) |  | (155 | ) |  | (124 | )
Income before income taxes | 534 |  |  | 419 |  |  | 934 |  |  | 787 |
Income tax expense | 37 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 94 |
Net income | 497 |  |  | 382 |  |  | 877 |  |  | 693 |
Less net income for noncontrolling interests | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |
Net income attributable to Eaton ordinary shareholders | $ | 494 |  |  | $ | 382 |  |  | $ | 872 |  |  | $ | 693 |
Acquisition Integration Charges by Segment [Table Text Block] | Business segment operating profit was reduced by acquisition integration charges as follows:
| Three months ended June 30 |  | Six months ended June 30
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Electrical Products | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | — |
Electrical Systems and Services | 11 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 7 |
Hydraulics | 8 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 4 |
Total | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 11 |

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