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2407415 - Disclosure - Retirement Benefits Plans - Change in Plan Level 3 Assets (Details)
(http://www.eaton.com/role/RetirementBenefitsPlansChangeInPlanLevel3AssetsDetails)
TableFair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001551182 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis]Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]
Real Estate Funds [Member]Other Pension Plan Assets [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]Real Estate Funds [Member]Other Pension Plan Assets [Member]Plan Asset Categories [Domain]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets, Level 3 Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
7,000,000  
86,000,000  
93,000,000  
6,000,000  
60,000,000  
66,000,000  
Gains (losses) relating to assets still held at year-end
0  
(6,000,000) 
(6,000,000) 
1,000,000  
(2,000,000) 
(1,000,000) 
Purchases, sales, settlements - net
(1,000,000) 
15,000,000  
14,000,000  
0  
37,000,000  
37,000,000  
Transfers into or out of Level 3
0  
0  
0  
0  
(9,000,000) 
(9,000,000) 
Beginning balance
6,000,000  
 
95,000,000  
 
101,000,000  
 
7,000,000  
 
86,000,000  
 
93,000,000