Business Segment and Geographic Region Information (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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