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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES OF BUSINESSES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jan. 05, 2022 | Aug. 02, 2021 | Jun. 01, 2021 | Mar. 22, 2021 | Mar. 17, 2021 | Mar. 02, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Aug. 02, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jul. 01, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Jun. 25, 2021 | Mar. 29, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price, net of cash received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 610 | $ 4,500 | $ 200 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 57 |  | $ 57 | $ 44 | 44 | $ 57 |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal, Statement Of Income Or Comprehensive Income, Not Disclosed Flag |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sale of Hydraulics business |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 | $ (40) | $ (150) |  |  |  |  |
War With Russia And Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lighting Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price, net of cash sold |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain (loss) on disposal |  |  |  |  |  | $ 221 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of business sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600 |  |  |  |
Hydraulics Business | Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price, net of cash sold |  | $ 3,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,100 |  | 22 | 22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydraulics Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain (loss) on disposal |  | $ 617 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of business sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tripp Lite |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price, net of cash received |  |  |  |  | $ 1,650 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 630 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 604 |  |
Operating profit of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 419 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tripp Lite | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 539 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tripp Lite | Technology intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tripp Lite | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Green Motion, SA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price, net of cash received |  |  |  | $ 106 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 | 44 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, range of outcomes, high |  |  |  | $ 111 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HuanYu High Tech |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
Mission Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | $ 1,575 |  |  |  | $ 1,462 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 128 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price, net of cash received |  |  | 2,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  | 572 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mission Systems | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | $ 764 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired |  |  | 22 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mission Systems | Technology intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | $ 612 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired |  |  | 21 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mission Systems | Order or Production Backlog |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | $ 86 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jiangsu YiNeng Electric's busway business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |
Royal Power Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | $ 306 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 341 | $ 341 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 158 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price, net of cash received | 610 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Power Solutions | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | $ 230 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired | 17 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Power Solutions | Technology intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | $ 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired | 16 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Power Solutions | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | $ 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Power Solutions | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets acquired | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jiangsu Huineng Electric Co. Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |

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