Segment Financial Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

	Net Sales						Operating Profits						Operating Profit Margins
(Dollars in millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013		2012
Otis	$	5,952		$	5,797		$	1,225		$	1,217		20.6	%	21.0	%
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	8,380			8,684			1,272			1,333			15.2	%	15.4	%
Pratt & Whitney	7,026			6,499			973			816			13.8	%	12.6	%
UTC Aerospace Systems	6,584			2,490			1,000			409			15.2	%	16.4	%
Sikorsky	2,815			2,966			246			349			8.7	%	11.8	%
Total segments	30,757			26,436			4,716			4,124			15.3	%	15.6	%
Eliminations and other	(352		)	(213		)	25			(32		)
General corporate expenses	—			—			(228		)	(200		)
Consolidated	$	30,405		$	26,223		$	4,513		$	3,892		14.8	%	14.8	%

	Net Sales						Operating Profits						Operating Profit Margins
(Dollars in millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013		2012
Otis	$	3,138		$	3,027		$	650		$	651		20.7	%	21.5	%
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	4,543			4,572			752			789			16.6	%	17.3	%
Pratt & Whitney	3,624			3,447			567			427			15.6	%	12.4	%
UTC Aerospace Systems	3,321			1,254			499			211			15.0	%	16.8	%
Sikorsky	1,566			1,620			156			213			10.0	%	13.1	%
Total segments	16,192			13,920			2,624			2,291			16.2	%	16.5	%
Eliminations and other	(186		)	(113		)	4			(8		)
General corporate expenses	—			—			(121		)	(104		)
Consolidated	$	16,006		$	13,807		$	2,507		$	2,179		15.7	%	15.8	%