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Business Segment and Geographic Region Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Business Segment Information - Net sales, Segment operating profit and Corporate |
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net sales |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 6,976 |  |  | $ | 7,254 |  |  | $ | 7,026 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 5,931 |  |  | 6,457 |  |  | 6,430 |
Hydraulics | 2,459 |  |  | 2,975 |  |  | 2,981 |
Aerospace | 1,807 |  |  | 1,860 |  |  | 1,774 |
Vehicle | 3,682 |  |  | 4,006 |  |  | 3,835 |
Total net sales | $ | 20,855 |  |  | $ | 22,552 |  |  | $ | 22,046 |
Segment operating profit |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 1,156 |  |  | $ | 1,184 |  |  | $ | 1,090 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 776 |  |  | 843 |  |  | 889 |
Hydraulics | 246 |  |  | 367 |  |  | 355 |
Aerospace | 310 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 252 |
Vehicle | 645 |  |  | 645 |  |  | 592 |
Total segment operating profit | 3,133 |  |  | 3,312 |  |  | 3,178 |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlements | — |  |  | (644 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of intangible assets | (406 | ) |  | (431 | ) |  | (437 | )
Interest expense - net | (232 | ) |  | (227 | ) |  | (271 | )
Pension and other postretirement benefits expense | (130 | ) |  | (138 | ) |  | (183 | )
Inventory step-up adjustment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (34 | )
Other corporate expense - net | (220 | ) |  | (111 | ) |  | (369 | )
Income before income taxes | 2,145 |  |  | 1,761 |  |  | 1,884 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 164 |  |  | (42 | ) |  | 11 |
Net income | 1,981 |  |  | 1,803 |  |  | 1,873 |
Less net income for noncontrolling interests | (2 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (12 | )
Net income attributable to Eaton ordinary shareholders | $ | 1,979 |  |  | $ | 1,793 |  |  | $ | 1,861 |
Business Segment Information - Acquisition integration charges | Business segment operating profit was reduced by acquisition integration charges as follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Electrical Products | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 44 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 15 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 37 |
Hydraulics | 2 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 36 |
Total | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | 117 |
Business Segment Information - Identifiable assets, Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment, and Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment |
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Identifiable assets |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 2,538 |  |  | $ | 3,012 |  |  | $ | 3,204 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 2,285 |  |  | 2,512 |  |  | 2,683 |
Hydraulics | 1,138 |  |  | 1,315 |  |  | 1,362 |
Aerospace | 841 |  |  | 832 |  |  | 852 |
Vehicle | 1,579 |  |  | 1,668 |  |  | 1,716 |
Total identifiable assets | 8,381 |  |  | 9,339 |  |  | 9,817 |
Goodwill | 13,479 |  |  | 13,893 |  |  | 14,495 |
Other intangible assets | 6,014 |  |  | 6,556 |  |  | 7,186 |
Corporate | 3,157 |  |  | 3,741 |  |  | 3,993 |
Total assets | $ | 31,031 |  |  | $ | 33,529 |  |  | $ | 35,491 |
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | 170 |  |  | $ | 152 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 94 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 113 |
Hydraulics | 61 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 80 |
Aerospace | 33 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 29 |
Vehicle | 119 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 161 |
Total | 444 |  |  | 584 |  |  | 535 |
Corporate | 62 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 79 |
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment | $ | 506 |  |  | $ | 632 |  |  | $ | 614 |
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | 151 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 82 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 86 |
Hydraulics | 67 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 65 |
Aerospace | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 27 |
Vehicle | 113 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 133 |
Total | 427 |  |  | 463 |  |  | 462 |
Corporate | 52 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 54 |
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment | $ | 479 |  |  | $ | 514 |  |  | $ | 516 |
Geographic Region Information - Net sales and long-lived assets | Net sales are measured based on the geographic destination of sales. Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment - net.
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net sales |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 11,396 |  |  | $ | 11,701 |  |  | $ | 11,092 |
Canada | 969 |  |  | 1,113 |  |  | 1,154 |
Latin America | 1,726 |  |  | 1,988 |  |  | 2,113 |
Europe | 4,379 |  |  | 5,074 |  |  | 5,112 |
Asia Pacific | 2,385 |  |  | 2,676 |  |  | 2,575 |
Total | $ | 20,855 |  |  | $ | 22,552 |  |  | $ | 22,046 |
Long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 1,982 |  |  | $ | 1,988 |  |  | $ | 1,966 |
Canada | 19 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 28 |
Latin America | 243 |  |  | 306 |  |  | 331 |
Europe | 734 |  |  | 799 |  |  | 856 |
Asia Pacific | 587 |  |  | 632 |  |  | 652 |
Total | $ | 3,565 |  |  | $ | 3,750 |  |  | $ | 3,833 |

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