Segment Financial Data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

Results for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	Net Sales				Operating Profits				Operating Profit Margins
(dollars in millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019		2020		2019
Otis	$	2,966	$	3,096	$	371	$	426	12.5	%	13.8	%
Carrier	3,888		4,323		363		529		9.3	%	12.2	%
Pratt & Whitney	5,351		4,817		439		433		8.2	%	9.0	%
Collins Aerospace Systems	6,438		6,513		1,092		856		17.0	%	13.1	%
Total segments	18,643		18,749		2,265		2,244		12.1	%	12.0	%
Eliminations and other	(433)		(384)		(343)		(101)
General corporate expenses	—		—		(115)		(98)
Consolidated	$	18,210	$	18,365	$	1,807	$	2,045	9.9	%	11.1	%

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

Geographic sales are attributed to the geographic regions based on their location of origin. Segment information for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:

	2020										2019
(dollars in millions)	Otis		Carrier		Pratt & Whitney		Collins Aerospace Systems		Total		Otis		Carrier		Pratt & Whitney		Collins Aerospace Systems		Total
United States	$	890	$	2,008	$	4,300	$	4,790	$	11,988	$	912	$	2,214	$	3,732	$	4,730	$	11,588
Europe	942		1,179		106		918		3,145		955		1,292		108		1,024		3,379
Asia Pacific	913		518		230		165		1,826		976		612		255		189		2,032
Other*	221		183		715		565		1,684		253		205		722		570		1,750
Total segment	$	2,966	$	3,888	$	5,351	$	6,438	$	18,643	$	3,096	$	4,323	$	4,817	$	6,513	$	18,749
Eliminations and other									(433)										(384)
Consolidated									$	18,210									$	18,365

*Other includes sales to other regions as well as inter-segment sales.

Segment Reporting Disclosure, Product Type [Text Block]

Segment sales disaggregated by product type for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	2020										2019
(dollars in millions)	Otis		Carrier		Pratt & Whitney		Collins Aerospace Systems		Total		Otis		Carrier		Pratt & Whitney		Collins Aerospace Systems		Total
Commercial and industrial, non aerospace	$	2,966	$	3,888	$	10	$	11	$	6,875	$	3,096	$	4,323	$	23	$	14	$	7,456
Commercial aerospace	—		—		3,693		4,586		8,279		—		—		3,375		4,828		8,203
Military aerospace	—		—		1,648		1,841		3,489		—		—		1,419		1,671		3,090
Total segment	$	2,966	$	3,888	$	5,351	$	6,438	$	18,643	$	3,096	$	4,323	$	4,817	$	6,513	$	18,749
Eliminations and other									(433)										(384)
Consolidated									$	18,210									$	18,365

Segment Reporting Disclosure, Sales Type [Text Block] [Text Block]

Segment sales disaggregated by sales type for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	2020										2019
(dollars in millions)	Otis		Carrier		Pratt & Whitney		Collins Aerospace Systems		Total		Otis		Carrier		Pratt & Whitney		Collins Aerospace Systems		Total
Product	$	1,123	$	3,147	$	3,257	$	5,291	$	12,818	$	1,279	$	3,566	$	2,973	$	5,406	$	13,224
Service	1,843		741		2,094		1,147		5,825		1,817		757		1,844		1,107		5,525
Total segment	$	2,966	$	3,888	$	5,351	$	6,438	$	18,643	$	3,096	$	4,323	$	4,817	$	6,513	$	18,749
Eliminations and other									(433)										(384)
Consolidated									$	18,210									$	18,365