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Equity (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Change in Shareholders' equity | The changes in Shareholders’ equity follow:
| Eaton shareholders’ equity |  | Noncontrolling interests |  | Total equity
Balance at December 31, 2012 | $ | 15,113 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 15,155 |
Net income | 872 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 877 |
Other comprehensive loss | (306 | ) |  | — |  |  | (306 | )
Cash dividends paid | (397 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (401 | )
Issuance of shares under equity-based compensation plans - net | 106 |  |  | — |  |  | 106 |
Balance at June 30, 2013 | $ | 15,388 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 15,431 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss follow:
| Currency translation and related hedging instruments |  | Pensions and other postretirement benefits |  | Cash flow hedges |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2012 | $ | (367 | ) |  | $ | (1,599 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (1,964 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (390 | ) |  | 23 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (373 | )
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | — |  |  | 66 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 67 |
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income | (390 | ) |  | 89 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (306 | )
Balance at June 30, 2013 | $ | (757 | ) |  | $ | (1,510 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (2,270 | )
Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income [Table Text Block] | The reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss follow:
|  | Six months ended June 30, 2013 |  | Consolidated Statements of Income classification
Amortization of defined benefit pension items |  |  |  |
Actuarial loss |  | $ | (103 | ) |  | 1
|  | (103 | ) |  |
Tax benefit |  | 37 |  |  |
Total, net of tax |  | (66 | ) |  |
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges |  |  |  |
Floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps |  | (1 | ) |  | Interest expense - net
Currency exchange contracts |  | 1 |  |  | Cost of products sold
Commodity contracts |  | (1 | ) |  | Cost of products sold
|  | (1 | ) |  |
Tax expense |  | — |  |  |
Total, net of tax |  | (1 | ) |  |
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | (67 | ) |  |
Calculation of net income per ordinary share attributable to ordinary shareholders | A summary of the calculation of net income per ordinary share attributable to shareholders follows:
| Three months ended June 30 |  | Six months ended June 30
(Shares in millions) | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Net income attributable to Eaton ordinary shareholders | $ | 494 |  |  | $ | 382 |  |  | $ | 872 |  |  | $ | 693 |
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding - diluted | 476.3 |  |  | 339.5 |  |  | 475.7 |  |  | 339.6 |
Less dilutive effect of equity-based compensation | 2.9 |  |  | 2.5 |  |  | 3.1 |  |  | 3.4 |
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding - basic | 473.4 |  |  | 337.0 |  |  | 472.6 |  |  | 336.2 |
Net income per ordinary share |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted | $ | 1.04 |  |  | $ | 1.12 |  |  | $ | 1.83 |  |  | $ | 2.04 |
Basic | 1.04 |  |  | 1.13 |  |  | 1.84 |  |  | 2.06 |

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