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Acquisition Integration Charges and Transaction Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisition Integration Charges and Transaction Costs [Line Items]
Total acquisition integration charges and transaction costs before income taxes	$ 47	$ 154	$ 163
Total acquisition integration charges and transaction costs after income taxes	$ 31	$ 102	$ 110
Per ordinary share - diluted	$ 0.07	$ 0.21	$ 0.23
Acquisition Integration Charges
Business segment acquisition integration pretax charges	$ 42	$ 129	$ 117
Total acquisition integration charges	47	154	154
Transaction costs [Abstract]
Corporate	0	0	8
Financing fees	0	0	1
Total transaction costs	0	0	9
Electrical Products [Member]
Acquisition Integration Charges
Business segment acquisition integration pretax charges	25	66	44
Electrical Systems and Services [Member]
Acquisition Integration Charges
Business segment acquisition integration pretax charges	15	51	37
Hydraulics [Member]
Acquisition Integration Charges
Business segment acquisition integration pretax charges	2	12	36
Total business segments [Member]
Acquisition Integration Charges
Business segment acquisition integration pretax charges	42	129	117
Corporate [Member]
Acquisition Integration Charges
Corporate acquisition integration charges	$ 5	$ 25	$ 37

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