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Acquisition Integration and Restructuring Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Acquisition Integration and Restructuring Charges [Abstract] |
Acquisition Integration and Restructuring Charges | ACQUISITION INTEGRATION CHARGES Eaton incurs integration charges and transaction costs related to acquired businesses. A summary of these charges follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Acquisition integration charges |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 44 |
Electrical Systems and Services | 15 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 37 |
Hydraulics | 2 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 36 |
Total business segments | 42 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 117 |
Corporate | 5 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 37 |
Total acquisition integration charges | 47 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 154 |
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  |
Corporate | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Financing fees | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total transaction costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Total acquisition integration charges and transaction costs before income taxes | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 163 |
Total after income taxes | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | 110 |
Per ordinary share - diluted | $ | 0.07 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |  |  | $ | 0.23 |
Business segment integration charges in 2015 and 2014 related primarily to the integration of Cooper Industries plc, which was acquired in 2012. Business segment integration charges in 2013 related primarily to the integrations of Cooper and Polimer Kaucuk Sanayi ve Pazarlama A.S., which was acquired in 2012. These charges were included in Cost of products sold or Selling and administrative expense, as appropriate. In Business Segment Information, the charges reduced Operating profit of the related business segment. The integration of Cooper included costs related to restructuring activities Eaton undertook in an effort to gain efficiencies in selling, marketing, traditional back-office functions and manufacturing and distribution. These actions resulted in charges of $20 during 2015, comprised of severance costs and other expense totaling $1 and $19, respectively, of which $14 were incurred in the Electrical Products segment, and $6 were incurred in the Electrical Systems and Services segment. In 2014, we incurred $95 of charges related to Cooper restructuring activities, comprised of severance costs totaling $69 and other expenses totaling $26, of which $53 and $42 were recognized in the Electrical Products and Electrical Systems and Services business segments, respectively. During 2013, these actions, comprised primarily of severance costs, resulted in charges of $36, of which $19 and $17 were recognized in the Electrical Products and Electrical Systems and Services business segments, respectively. Corporate integration charges related primarily to the acquisition of Cooper. These charges were included in Selling and administrative expense. In Business Segment Information, the charges were included in Other corporate expense - net. Acquisition-related transaction costs, such as investment banking, legal, and other professional fees, and costs associated with change in control agreements, are not included as a component of consideration transferred in an acquisition but are expensed as incurred. Acquisition-related transaction costs in 2013 related to the acquisition of Cooper and were included in Corporate above. These charges were included in Selling and administrative expense, Interest expense - net and Other (income) expense - net. In Business Segment Information, the charges were included in Interest expense - net and Other corporate expense - net. See Note 15 for additional information about business segments.

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