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Acquisitions And Divestitures (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares | Jul. 17, 2018 USD ($) | Jul. 02, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 01, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 4,971 | $ 4,684 | $ 4,570 | $ 4,147 | $ 4,888 | $ 4,456 | $ 4,248 | $ 3,816 | $ 18,372 | $ 17,408 | $ 15,264 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 6,536 |  |  |  | 6,455 |  |  |  | 6,536 | 6,455 | 5,316 |  |  |  |
Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 469 | 2,203 | 2,990 |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,328 | 2,224 | 1,550 |  |  |  |
Restructuring expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95 | 65 | 78 |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 359 | 314 | 222 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) | $ 2,615 |  |  |  | $ 2,751 |  |  |  | 2,615 | 2,751 |  |  |  |  |
Pretax earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,859 | 2,667 | 2,335 |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,328 | $ 2,224 | $ 1,675 |  |  |  |
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share | $ / shares | $ 1.16 | $ 0.97 | $ 0.84 | $ 0.74 | $ 0.97 | $ 1.12 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.61 | $ 3.71 | $ 3.46 | $ 2.35 |  |  |  |
Aventics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 622 |  |  |
Annualized sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 425 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 372 |  |  |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |
Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 278 |  |  |
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Textron's Tools & Test [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 810 |  |
Annualized sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 470 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 366 |  |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |
Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 358 |  |
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |  |
Paradigm [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 505 |
Annualized sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 140 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 309 |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 170 |
Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 238 |
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 years |  |  |  |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annualized sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 210 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount | 173 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 173 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 469 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles | 155 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 155 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Total acquired businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 2,214 |  |  |  |  | $ 2,214 |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 365 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 1,176 |  |  |  |  | 1,176 |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 1,013 |  |  |  |  | 1,013 |  |  |  |  |
Pentair's Valves & Controls [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,960 |  |  |  |
Annualized sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,400 |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |  |  |  |
Cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 207
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (97) |  |  |  |
Restructuring expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29 |  |  |  |
Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (0.15) |  |  |  |
Automation Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 5,467 |  |  |  | 5,355 |  |  |  | $ 5,467 | 5,355 | $ 4,704 |  |  |  |
Restructuring expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 65 | $ 41 | $ 63 |  |  |  |
Automation Solutions [Member] | Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |
Climate Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 668 |  |  |  | $ 670 |  |  |  | $ 668 | $ 670 | $ 555 |  |  |  |
Restructuring expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20 | $ 20 | 10 |  |  |  |
Climate Technologies [Member] | Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | ClosetMaid [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 298 |  |  |  |
Pretax earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from divestitures of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200 |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on divestiture of business, after tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (24) |  |  |  |  |
Disposal gain (loss) impact on diluted earnings per share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (0.04) |  |  |  |  |
After-tax proceeds on sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member] | Total acquired businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (39) |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory [Member] | Pentair's Valves & Controls [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (74) |  |  |  |
Order or Production Backlog [Member] | Pentair's Valves & Controls [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19) |  |  |  |
Deferred Revenue [Domain] | Total acquired businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (11) |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related Costs [Member] | Pentair's Valves & Controls [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52) |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustment to inventory & backlog member [Member] | Pentair's Valves & Controls [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax earnings (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (93) |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (65) |  |  |  |
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (0.10) |  |  |  |

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