Segment Financial Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Net Sales						Operating Profits						Operating Profit Margins
(Dollars in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015		2014
Otis	$	3,098		$	3,365		$	627		$	693		20.2	%	20.6	%
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	4,454			4,429			823			815			18.5	%	18.4	%
Pratt & Whitney	3,677			3,592			487			432			13.2	%	12.0	%
UTC Aerospace Systems	3,632			3,636			580			602			16.0	%	16.6	%
Sikorsky	1,691			2,384			165			(317		)	9.8	%	(13.3	)%
Total segments	16,552			17,406			2,682			2,225			16.2	%	12.8	%
Eliminations and other	(219		)	(215		)	(10		)	249
General corporate expenses	—			—			(120		)	(119		)
Consolidated	$	16,333		$	17,191		$	2,552		$	2,355		15.6	%	13.7	%

	Net Sales						Operating Profits						Operating Profit Margins
(Dollars in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015		2014
Otis	$	5,843		$	6,320		$	1,154		$	1,263		19.8	%	20.0	%
UTC Climate, Controls & Security	8,306			8,280			1,552			1,352			18.7	%	16.3	%
Pratt & Whitney	7,009			6,921			906			820			12.9	%	11.8	%
UTC Aerospace Systems	7,180			7,086			1,149			1,192			16.0	%	16.8	%
Sikorsky	2,958			3,745			257			(231		)	8.7	%	(6.2	)%
Total segments	31,296			32,352			5,018			4,396			16.0	%	13.6	%
Eliminations and other	(422		)	(416		)	38			288
General corporate expenses	—			—			(230		)	(231		)
Consolidated	$	30,874		$	31,936		$	4,826		$	4,453		15.6	%	13.9	%