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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity Statement - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
Total
Ordinary Shares [Member]
Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
Shares Held in Trust [Member]
Total Eaton Shareholders' Equity [Member]
Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding at period start at Dec. 31, 2012   470.7            
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012 $ 15,178 $ 5 $ 11,271 $ 5,805 $ (1,964) $ (4) $ 15,113 $ 65
Net income 1,873 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,861 0 $ 0 1,861 12
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 404 404 404 0
Cash dividends paid (801) $ 0 $ 0 $ (796) 0 $ 0 (796) (5)
Issuance of shares under equity-based compensation plans - net (net of income tax benefit of $1, $20 and $32 for the years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively), shares   4.4            
Issuance of shares under equity-based compensation plans - net (net of income tax benefit of $1, $20 and $32 for the years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively) 209 $ 0 212 (4) 0 1 209 0
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding at period end at Dec. 31, 2013   475.1            
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013 16,863 $ 5 11,483 6,866 (1,560) (3) 16,791 72
Net income 1,803 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,793 0 $ 0 1,793 10
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (1,339) (1,339) (1,339) 0
Cash dividends paid (934) $ 0 $ 0 $ (929) 0 $ 0 (929) (5)
Issuance of shares under equity-based compensation plans - net (net of income tax benefit of $1, $20 and $32 for the years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively), shares   2.4            
Issuance of shares under equity-based compensation plans - net (net of income tax benefit of $1, $20 and $32 for the years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively) 134 $ 0 136 (2) 0 0 134 0
Changes in noncontrolling interest of consolidated subsidiaries (38) $ 0 (14) 0 0 0 (14) (24)
Repurchase of shares, shares   (9.6)            
Repurchase of shares $ (650) $ 0 0 (650) 0 0 (650) 0
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding at period end at Dec. 31, 2014 467.9 467.9            
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 15,839 $ 5 11,605 7,078 (2,899) (3) 15,786 53
Net income 1,981 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,979 0 $ 0 1,979 2
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (964) (964) (964) 0
Cash dividends paid (1,035) $ 0 $ 0 $ (1,026) 0 $ 0 (1,026) (9)
Issuance of shares under equity-based compensation plans - net (net of income tax benefit of $1, $20 and $32 for the years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively), shares   2.2            
Issuance of shares under equity-based compensation plans - net (net of income tax benefit of $1, $20 and $32 for the years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively) 96 $ 0 99 (3) 0 0 96 0
Changes in noncontrolling interest of consolidated subsidiaries (4) $ 0 (3) 0 0 0 (3) (1)
Repurchase of shares, shares   (11.3)            
Repurchase of shares $ (682) $ 0 0 (682) 0 0 (682) 0
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding at period end at Dec. 31, 2015 458.8 458.8            
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015 $ 15,231 $ 5 $ 11,701 $ 7,346 $ (3,863) $ (3) $ 15,186 $ 45