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.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a)(1))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Article 7

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Debt Bridge Loan (Details) (Cooper Industries plc [Domain], USD $)	Feb. 01, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	May 21, 2012
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