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Reportable Business Segments (Segment Description) (Details) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 Segment
Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract] |
Number of reportable business segments | 3
Residential Heating & Cooling [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Product or Services | Furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, packaged heating and cooling systems, indoor air quality equipment, comfort control products, replacement parts
Markets Served | Residential Replacement; Residential New Construction
Commercial Heating & Cooling [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Product or Services | Unitary heating and air conditioning equipment, applied systems, controls, installation and service of commercial heating and cooling equipment
Markets Served | Light Commercial
Refrigeration [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Product or Services | Condensing units, unit coolers, fluid coolers, air cooled condensers, air handlers, process chillers, controls, compressorized racks, supermarket display cases and systems
Markets Served | Light Commercial; Food Preservation; Non-Food/Industrial

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- Definition Description of the types of products and services from which the reportable segment derives its revenue. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8721-108599 + Details
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- Definition Description of the factors used to identify reportable segments, including the basis of organization (for example, whether management has chosen to organize the enterprise around differences in products and services, geographic areas, regulatory environments, or a combination of factors and whether operating segments have been aggregated to reportable segments). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8721-108599 + Details
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