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Debt Bridge Loan (Details) (Cooper Industries plc [Domain], USD $) | Feb. 01, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 | May 21, 2012
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Cooper Industries plc [Domain] |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Bridge facility length of time |  |  | 364 days
Bridge loan borrowings |  | $ 1,669,000,000 |
Bridge loan |  |  | 6,750,000,000
Bridge loan repayment | $ 1,669,000,000 |  |

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- Definition Bridge loan repayment + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Short-Term financing which is expected to be paid back relatively quickly, such as by a subsequent longer-term loan. Also called swing loan or bridge financing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 7 + Details
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