Restructuring and Other Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	Expected Costs		Costs Incurred in 2013			Costs Incurred Quarter Ended March 31, 2014			Costs Incurred Quarter Ended June 30, 2014			Costs Incurred Quarter Ended September 30, 2014			Remaining Costs at September 30, 2014
Otis	$	69	$	(69	)	$	(1	)	$	2		$	—		$	1
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	124		(89		)	(24		)	(2		)	2			11
Pratt & Whitney	163		(154		)	(6		)	1			—			4
UTC Aerospace Systems	88		(71		)	(1		)	(3		)	(3		)	10
Sikorsky	36		(38		)	—			1			1			—
Total	$	480	$	(421	)	$	(32	)	$	(1	)	$	—		$	26

(Dollars in millions)	Expected Costs		Costs Incurred Quarter Ended March 31, 2014			Costs Incurred Quarter Ended June 30, 2014			Costs Incurred Quarter Ended September 30, 2014			Remaining Costs at September 30, 2014
Otis	$	85	$	(18	)	$	(28	)	$	(17	)	$	22
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	97		(16		)	(21		)	(16		)	44
Pratt & Whitney	78		(37		)	(10		)	(8		)	23
UTC Aerospace Systems	37		(3		)	(2		)	(22		)	10
Sikorsky	17		(16		)	—			(1		)	—
Total	$	314	$	(90	)	$	(61	)	$	(64	)	$	99

(Dollars in millions)
Cost of sales	$	136
Selling, general and administrative	107
Total	$	243

(Dollars in millions)
Otis	$	53
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	82
Pratt & Whitney	55
UTC Aerospace Systems	36
Sikorsky	17
Total	$	243

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	Severance			Asset Write-Downs		Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs			Total
Restructuring accruals at July 1, 2014	$	132		$	—	$	23		$	155
Net pre-tax restructuring costs	(4		)	—		4			—
Utilization and foreign exchange	(26		)	—		(6		)	(32		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	102		$	—	$	21		$	123

(Dollars in millions)	Severance			Asset Write-Downs			Facility Exit, Lease Termination and Other Costs			Total
Restructuring accruals at July 1, 2014	$	112		$	—		$	1		$	113
Net pre-tax restructuring costs	43			4			17			64
Utilization and foreign exchange	(45		)	(4		)	(7		)	(56		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	110		$	—		$	11		$	121