RELATED PARTIES	3 Months Ended
RELATED PARTIES	Mar. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PARTIES	RELATED PARTIES Historically, Carrier has been managed and operated in the normal course of business with other affiliates of UTC. Accordingly, certain shared costs have been allocated to the Company and are reflected as expenses in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Financial Statements. Related Party Sales. During the historical periods presented, the Company sold products and services to UTC and its other affiliates. Product sales in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations include sales to UTC and affiliates of UTC other than Carrier of $3 million and $6 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Allocated Centralized Costs. UTC incurred corporate costs for services provided to the Company as well as to other UTC businesses. These services included treasury, tax, accounting, human resources, internal audit, legal, purchasing, information technology and other services. The costs associated with these services generally included all payroll and benefit costs as well as related overhead costs. UTC also allocated costs associated with corporate insurance coverage and medical, pension, post-retirement and other health plan costs for employees participating in UTC sponsored plans. UTC corporate costs were either specifically attributed and charged to Carrier, when possible, or allocated to the Company. Allocations were based on direct usage where identifiable and on a number of other utilization measures including headcount, proportionate usage and net sales. All such amounts were deemed incurred and settled by the Company in the period in which the costs were recorded and are included in the UTC Net investment. The allocated centralized costs for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were $43 million and $54 million, respectively, and are primarily included in Selling, general and administrative in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations. The expense and cost allocations have been determined on a basis considered to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to or for the benefit received by the Company for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The amounts that would have been, or will be incurred, on a stand-alone basis could differ from the amounts allocated due to economies of scale, differences in management approach, a need for more or fewer employees or other factors. In addition, the Company's future results of operations, financial position and cash flows could differ materially from the historical results presented herein. Separation Costs. In connection with the Separation, we have incurred pre-Separation costs of approximately $45 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, primarily recorded in Selling, general and administrative in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations, which primarily consist of employee-related costs, costs to establish certain stand-alone functions and information technology systems, professional services fees and other transaction-related costs resulting from Carrier’s transition to becoming an independent publicly traded company. Carrier did not incur costs in connection with the Separation for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Cash Management and Financing. The Company participated in UTC’s centralized cash management and financing programs. Cash receipts and disbursements were executed through centralized systems, which were operated by UTC. As cash was received and disbursed by UTC, it was accounted for by the Company through UTC Net investment. The majority of external debt was financed by UTC, and financing decisions for wholly and majority owned subsidiaries were determined by UTC. See Note 1 – Description of the Business for additional information. The Company’s cash that was excluded from UTC's centralized cash management and financing programs is classified as Cash and cash equivalents in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheet. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, net liabilities of $79 million were contributed to the Company by UTC which primarily consisted of deferred tax assets and liabilities and fixed assets. These non-cash contributions are recorded as Net transfers to UTC on the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Changes in Equity through UTC Net investment. Accounts Receivable and Payable. Certain related party transactions between the Company and UTC were included within UTC Net investment in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheet in the periods presented when the related party transactions were not settled in cash. The UTC Net investment includes related party receivables due from UTC and its affiliates of $3 million and $16 billion as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The UTC Net investment includes related party payables due to UTC and its affiliates of $258 million and $3 billion as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Interest income and expense related to activity with UTC that was historically included in Carrier’s results is presented on a net basis in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations. There was $0 million and $28 million of interest income on activity with UTC for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Interest expense on activity with UTC was $0 million and $16 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The effect of the settlement of these related party transactions is included in financing activity in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Cash Flows. Additionally, certain transactions between Carrier and UTC and its affiliates were cash-settled and are reflected in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheet within Accounts receivable and were $1 million and $6 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Accounts payable includes $0 million and $4 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to such transactions. Equity Method Investments. Carrier sells products to and purchases products from uncombined entities accounted for under the equity method, which are considered related parties. During the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, Product sales in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations included sales to equity method investees of $344 million and $394 million, respectively. During the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, Cost of products sold in the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations included purchases from equity method investees of $77 million and $77 million, respectively. Carrier had receivables from equity method investees of $191 million and $137 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Carrier also had payables to equity method investees of $38 million and $55 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The receivables and payables are included in Accounts receivable, net and Accounts payable on the Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheet. The Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its equity method investments to determine if there has been an other-than-temporary decline in fair value. A variety of factors are considered when determining if a decline in carrying value is other-than-temporary, including, among other factors, the financial condition and business prospects of the investee, as well as the Company's intent with regard to the investment. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we determined that indicators of impairment existed for a minority owned joint venture investment in the portfolio. We performed a valuation of this investment, based on the income approach using the discounted cash flow method, and determined that the loss in value was other-than-temporary, due to a reduction in sales and earnings driven by deterioration in the oil and gas industry, the joint venture's primary market, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors. As a result, we recorded a non-cash other-than-temporary impairment charge of $71 million on this investment during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 which is included in Other (expense) income, net on the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations.