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Acquisitions of Businesses (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jan. 20, 2014 Subsequent Event - Agreed sale price, Pending sale to Safran of Aerospace Power Distribution Management Solutions and Integrated Cockpit Solutions businesses [Domain] | Dec. 31, 2011 Cooper [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Rolec Comercial e Industrial S.A. [Domain] Electrical Systems and Services [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Jeil Hydraulics Co., Ltd. [Member] Hydraulics [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Polimer Kaucuk Sanayi ve Pazarlama A.S. [Domain] Hydraulics [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Gycom Electrical Low-Voltage Power Distribution, Control and Automation [Domain] Electrical Systems and Services [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 E.A. Pedersen Company [Member] Electrical Systems and Services [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 IE Power, Inc. [Member] Electrical Systems and Services [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 E. Begerow GmbH & Co. KG [Member] Hydraulics [Member] | May 31, 2011 ACTOM Low Voltage [Member] Electrical Systems and Services [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 C.I. ESI de Colombia S.A. [Member] Electrical Products [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Internormen Technology Group [Member] Hydraulics [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 Eaton-SAMC (Shanghai) Aircraft Conveyance System Manufacturing Co., Ltd. [Member] Aerospace [Member] | Nov. 30, 2010 Tuthill Coupling Group [Member] Hydraulics [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue reported for last annual period of acquired entity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,409,000,000 | $ 85,000,000 | $ 189,000,000 | $ 335,000,000 | $ 24,000,000 | $ 37,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 | $ 84,000,000 | $ 65,000,000 | $ 8,000,000 | $ 55,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 35,000,000
Agreement to sell the Aerospace Power Distribution Management Solutions and Integrated Cockpit Solutions businesses to Safran USA Inc. |  |  |  |  | 270 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition cost |  | 13,796,000,000 |  | 325,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of Cooper |  |  | 13,192,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cooper shareholders receipt of cash per ordinary share of Cooper Industries plc |  |  | 39.15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cooper shareholder % receipt of one Eaton share for one ordinary share of Cooper Industries plc |  |  | 77.479% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Former Eaton Corporation shareholders ownership of Eaton after Eaton Corporation's acquisition of Cooper |  |  | 73.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Former Cooper shareholders ownership of Eaton after Eaton Corporation's acquisition of Cooper |  |  | 27.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Apex to Bain Capital by Cooper and Danaher | $ 1,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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