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Acquisitions of Businesses (Details) (USD $)
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0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
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Feb. 01, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Nov. 30, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Jan. 20, 2014
Subsequent Event - Agreed sale price, Pending sale to Safran of Aerospace Power Distribution Management Solutions and Integrated Cockpit Solutions businesses [Domain]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Cooper [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Rolec Comercial e Industrial S.A. [Domain]
Electrical Systems and Services [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Jeil Hydraulics Co., Ltd. [Member]
Hydraulics [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Polimer Kaucuk Sanayi ve Pazarlama A.S. [Domain]
Hydraulics [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Gycom Electrical Low-Voltage Power Distribution, Control and Automation [Domain]
Electrical Systems and Services [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2011
E.A. Pedersen Company [Member]
Electrical Systems and Services [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2011
IE Power, Inc. [Member]
Electrical Systems and Services [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
E. Begerow GmbH & Co. KG [Member]
Hydraulics [Member]
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May 31, 2011
ACTOM Low Voltage [Member]
Electrical Systems and Services [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
C.I. ESI de Colombia S.A. [Member]
Electrical Products [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Internormen Technology Group [Member]
Hydraulics [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2011
Eaton-SAMC (Shanghai) Aircraft Conveyance System Manufacturing Co., Ltd. [Member]
Aerospace [Member]
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Nov. 30, 2010
Tuthill Coupling Group [Member]
Hydraulics [Member]
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||