BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION INFORMATION - Identifiable Assets, Capital Expenditures for PPE, and Depreciation of PPE by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 38,432	$ 35,014	$ 34,027
Goodwill	14,977	14,796	14,751
Other intangible assets	5,091	5,485	5,855
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	757	598	575
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	429	408	426
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	12,121	10,804	9,515
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	721	571	551
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	386	364	374
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	6,243	3,929	3,906
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	36	28	24
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	43	44	52
Electrical Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	7,415	7,402	7,417
Electrical Americas | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	4,163	3,655	3,002
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	309	181	180
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	108	101	105
Electrical Global
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	4,038	3,929	4,183
Electrical Global | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,868	2,658	2,579
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	142	151	120
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	96	94	97
Hydraulics | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	0	0	34
Aerospace
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	2,901	2,844	2,781
Aerospace | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,276	1,859	1,729
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	97	92	78
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	69	64	69
Vehicle
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	289	287	290
Vehicle | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,251	2,230	1,985
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	96	95	112
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	92	89	95
eMobility
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	334	334	80
eMobility | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	563	402	220
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	76	52	27
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	$ 21	$ 16	$ 8