| Statement [Line Items] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block] | |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment | A summary of operations by reportable segments for the years ended December 31 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dollar amounts in millions | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Climate | | | | | | | Net revenues | | $ | 10,545.0 |
| | $ | 10,224.3 |
| | $ | 9,879.7 |
| Segment operating income | | 1,527.4 |
| | 1,302.5 |
| | 1,195.6 |
| Segment operating income as a percentage of revenues | | 14.5 | % | | 12.7 | % | | 12.1 | % | Depreciation and amortization | | 225.2 |
| | 246.3 |
| | 247.1 |
| Capital expenditures | | 78.2 |
| | 83.9 |
| | 107.8 |
| Industrial | | | | | | | Net revenues | | 2,963.9 |
| | 3,076.4 |
| | 3,011.7 |
| Segment operating income | | 294.9 |
| | 372.4 |
| | 443.0 |
| Segment operating income as a percentage of revenues | | 10.0 | % | | 12.1 | % | | 14.7 | % | Depreciation and amortization | | 67.2 |
| | 67.5 |
| | 44.2 |
| Capital expenditures | | 36.3 |
| | 51.8 |
| | 33.1 |
| | | | | | | | Total net revenues | | $ | 13,508.9 |
| | $ | 13,300.7 |
| | $ | 12,891.4 |
| | | | | | | | Reconciliation to Operating Income | | | | | | | Segment operating income from reportable segments | | 1,822.3 |
| | 1,674.9 |
| | 1,638.6 |
| Unallocated corporate expense | | (249.2 | ) | | (216.9 | ) | | (233.9 | ) | Total operating income | | $ | 1,573.1 |
| | $ | 1,458.0 |
| | $ | 1,404.7 |
| Total operating income as a percentage of revenues | | 11.6 | % | | 11.0 | % | | 10.9 | % | Depreciation and Amortization | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization from reportable segments | | 292.4 |
| | 313.8 |
| | 291.3 |
| Unallocated depreciation and amortization | | 59.8 |
| | 50.3 |
| | 41.1 |
| Total depreciation and amortization | | $ | 352.2 |
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| $ | 364.1 |
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| $ | 332.4 |
| Capital Expenditures | | | | | | | Capital expenditures from reportable segments | | 114.5 |
| | 135.7 |
| | 140.9 |
| Corporate capital expenditures | | 68.2 |
| | 113.9 |
| | 92.6 |
| Total capital expenditures | | $ | 182.7 |
| | $ | 249.6 |
| | $ | 233.5 |
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Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block] | A summary of Net revenues by destination and by major product/solution for the years ended December 31 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | United States | | $ | 8,720.7 |
| | $ | 8,291.2 |
| | $ | 7,693.0 |
| Non-U.S. | | 4,788.2 |
| | 5,009.5 |
| | 5,198.4 |
| Total | | $ | 13,508.9 |
| | $ | 13,300.7 |
| | $ | 12,891.4 |
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Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] | At December 31, summary of long-lived assets by geographic area were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | In millions | | 2016 |
| 2015 | United States | | $ | 2,040.7 |
| | $ | 2,196.1 |
| Non-U.S. | | 603.1 |
| | 651.3 |
| Total | | $ | 2,643.8 |
| | $ | 2,847.4 |
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Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Commercial HVAC | | $ | 6,479.4 |
| | $ | 6,233.8 |
| | $ | 6,049.8 |
| Transport Refrigeration | | 2,050.1 |
| | 2,147.8 |
| | 2,089.2 |
| Residential HVAC | | 2,015.5 |
| | 1,842.6 |
| | 1,740.7 |
| Compression Technologies and Services | | 1,885.1 |
| | 1,932.5 |
| | 1,812.3 |
| Other Industrial | | 1,078.8 |
| | 1,144.0 |
| | 1,199.4 |
| Total | | $ | 13,508.9 |
| | $ | 13,300.7 |
| | $ | 12,891.4 |
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