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Acquisition Integration and Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Acquisition Integration and Restructuring Charges (Tables) [Abstract] |
Acquisition Integration Charges | A summary of these charges follows:
| Three months ended June 30 |  | Six months ended June 30
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Acquisition integration charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | — |
Electrical Systems and Services | 11 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 7 |
Hydraulics | 8 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 4 |
Total business segments | 31 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 11 |
Corporate | 6 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 1 |
Total acquisition integration charges | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Total transaction costs | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Total acquisition integration charges and transaction costs before income taxes | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 19 |
Total after income taxes | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Per ordinary share - diluted | $ | 0.05 |  |  | $ | 0.03 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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