Document and Entity Information Document In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Eaton Corp plc
Trading Symbol	ETN
Entity Central Index Key	0001551182
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	474.6