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Acquisition Integration Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Acquisition integration charges [Line Items]
Acquisition integration charges	$ 12	$ 37	$ 23	$ 103
Acquisition integration after tax charges	$ 8	$ 23	$ 15	$ 67
Acquisition integration charges per ordinary share	$ 0.02	$ 0.05	$ 0.03	$ 0.14
Electrical Products [Member]
Acquisition integration charges [Line Items]
Acquisition integration charges	$ 6	$ 12	$ 12	$ 41
Electrical Systems and Services [Member]
Acquisition integration charges [Line Items]
Acquisition integration charges	4	13	7	39
Hydraulics [Member]
Acquisition integration charges [Line Items]
Acquisition integration charges	1	5	2	9
Total business segments [Member]
Acquisition integration charges [Line Items]
Acquisition integration charges	11	30	21	89
Corporate [Member]
Acquisition integration charges [Line Items]
Acquisition integration charges	$ 1	$ 7	$ 2	$ 14

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