Segment Financial Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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)	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014		2013
Otis	$	3,326		$	3,188		$	703		$	681		21.1	%	21.4	%
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	4,351			4,237			807			696			18.5	%	16.4	%
Pratt & Whitney	3,564			3,386			633			439			17.8	%	13.0	%
UTC Aerospace Systems	3,535			3,312			575			501			16.3	%	15.1	%
Sikorsky	1,620			1,541			152			159			9.4	%	10.3	%
Total segments	16,396			15,664			2,870			2,476			17.5	%	15.8	%
Eliminations and other	(228		)	(202		)	—			7
General corporate expenses	—			—			(124		)	(117		)
Consolidated	$	16,168		$	15,462		$	2,746		$	2,366		17.0	%	15.3	%

	Net Sales						Operating Profits						Operating Profit Margins
(Dollars in millions)	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014		2013
Otis	$	9,646		$	9,140		$	1,966		$	1,906		20.4	%	20.9	%
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	12,631			12,617			2,159			1,968			17.1	%	15.6	%
Pratt & Whitney	10,485			10,412			1,453			1,412			13.9	%	13.6	%
UTC Aerospace Systems	10,621			9,896			1,767			1,501			16.6	%	15.2	%
Sikorsky	5,365			4,356			(79		)	405			(1.5	)%	9.3	%
Total segments	48,748			46,421			7,266			7,192			14.9	%	15.5	%
Eliminations and other	(644		)	(554		)	288			32
General corporate expenses	—			—			(355		)	(345		)
Consolidated	$	48,104		$	45,867		$	7,199		$	6,879		15.0	%	15.0	%